According to an official on Tuesday, hackers gained access to the Victoria state court recordings database in Australia and interfered with the audio-visual in-court technology network, affecting transcription and recording services.
According to a statement from Court Services Victoria CEO Louise Anderson, recordings of some court sessions held between November 1, 2023, and December 21, 2023, may have been pilfered. She added that there might have been an impact on some hearings held prior to November 1.
The network-stored recordings are the only ones to which access may be possible. There was no access to any other court systems or records, including personnel or financial information, according to Anderson.
After the impacted network was shut down and isolated, hearings were scheduled for January, and court representatives were collaborating closely with government cyber security specialists. Regarding whether it got demands for ransomware, Court Services Victoria remained silent.
According to a government study published in November 2023, state-sponsored cyber groups and hackers have increased their attacks on Australia’s vital infrastructure, companies, and residences, with one attack occurring every six minutes.
The court database attack occurred after DP World Australia, one of the biggest port operators in the nation, experienced a hack late in the previous year that resulted in a three-day operation suspension. Eagers Automotive, a collection of auto dealerships, said last week that one of its IT systems was compromised.
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