Privacy experts have blasted the home affairs department for a data breach revealing the personal details of 774,000 migrants and people aspiring to migrate to Australia, including partial names and the outcome of applications. At a time the federal government is asking Australians to trust the security of data collected by its Covid-Safe contact tracing app, privacy experts are appalled by the breach, which they say is just the latest in a long line of cybersecurity blunders. The department’s SkillsSelect platform, hosted by the employment department, invites skilled workers and business people to express an interest in migrating to Australia.
Source: The Guardian
