The South Australian government has denied claims of a cover-up as new details emerge of a cyber breach at Super SA, impacting 14,000 public sector workers.
The cybersecurity hack occurred two months ago but only came to light this week.
Today questions persisted about why customers of the dedicated fund for teachers, police and paramedics weren’t alerted sooner.
“What this feeds into is a broader narrative that is very clear, that this government is addicted to secrecy,” opposition spokesman Matt Cowdrey said.
The premier defended the government’s response after being asked why the information was only made public after a question in parliament.
“The priority has been to get to the 14,000-odd people who are potentially impacted by this,” Premier Peter Malinauskas said.
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The hack tracks back to a 2019 Super SA data breach that impacted 14,000 customers.
A third-party call centre company – named Contact121 – was brought onboard to help deal with the fallout, but now Contact121 has now been hacked, meaning all 14,000 people affected four years ago have again potentially been exposed.
It’s still unclear how many government agencies have been caught up in the hack or if any politicians have been affected. The premier doesn’t believe his information has been accessed.
Super SA has been contacting customers this week, telling them their personal information – including their name, address and date of birth – may have been compromised.
“I’ve received confirmation of three on-road ambos that have been impacted by today’s notice,” Ambulance Employees Association secretary Leah Watkins said.
The government is seeking legal opinion, 9News understands, to determine if Contact121 breached its contract by not deleting its data.
