Delicate witness testimony in high-profile court docket circumstances could have been compromised after Victoria’s court docket system suffered a cyberattack final month.
On Tuesday, a Courtroom Providers Victoria (CSV) spokesperson confirmed on December 21 it found hackers had accessed the audiovisual archive of the state’s courts.
Victoria’s court docket system fell sufferer to hackers late final 12 months.Credit score: Vince Caligiuri
“Recordings of some hearings in courts and tribunals between November 1 and December 21 could have been accessed,” the spokeswoman stated.
She added that some hearings earlier than November may also be affected, however potential entry was confined to recordings saved on the community.
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The hackers might have gained entry to witness testimony from a number of delicate circumstances, together with key proof from a homicide trial involving a distinguished Melbourne underworld determine, which is at present the topic of a suppression order.
CSV will quickly notify folks whose hearings could have been accessed, with the hackers probably getting access to testimony offered underneath witness safety.
The statutory physique overseeing Victoria’s courts additionally arrange a name centre on Tuesday for these affected.
The day after the hack was found, magistrates had been pressured to speak to defendants on remand via laptops on their bench, quite than through the court docket’s normal video hyperlink.