Claims of a cover-up have been refuted by the South Australian government as fresh information about a cyber attack at Super SA that affected 14,000 public sector employees surfaces.
The cybersecurity breach happened two months ago, but it wasn’t discovered until this week.
Questions remained today as to why recipients of the special money for law enforcement, paramedics, and teachers hadn’t been notified earlier.
Opposition spokesman Matt Cowdrey stated, “What this feeds into is a broader narrative that is very clear, that this government is addicted to secrecy.”
When questioned about why the material was finally made public following a question in parliament, the premier justified the government’s action.
Premier Peter Malinauskas stated, “The priority has been to get to the 14,000-odd people who are potentially impacted by this.”
The theft ties back to a 2019 Super SA data breach that harmed 14,000 customers.
To assist in handling the consequences, a third-party call center business called Contact121 was recruited on board. However, Contact121 was recently hacked, which means that all 14,000 individuals impacted four years ago may once more be at risk of exposure.
It’s still unknown how many government organizations were compromised by the breach or whether any politicians were impacted. The prime minister doesn’t think anyone has access to his data.
This week, Super SA has begun contacting consumers to alert them that there may have been a breach of their personal information, which includes their name, address, and birthdate.
“Three on-road ambulances that have been affected by today’s notice have been confirmed to me,” stated Leah Watkins, secretary of the Ambulance Employees Association.
