{
  "id": 16089352,
  "title": "Federal Court accused of 'obfuscation' as data breach crisis deepens",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/federal-court-accused-of-obfuscation-as-data-breach-crisis-deepens",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-22T18:42:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-23/family-court-data-breach-federal-court-ceo-sia-lagos/107295260"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Federal Court is facing accusations of obfuscation amid a deepening data breach crisis. The Coalition and the Greens have called on the Attorney-General to establish an independent audit following several court data breaches. Emails have emerged revealing that Federal Court CEO Sia Lagos was notified about a 2014 breach. However, the Federal Court spokesperson claims that Lagos had no recollection of being notified by the then-deputy principal registrar. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner is also investigating the matter. Allegations of offshoring sensitive court data to India in 2014 and earlier this year have raised national security concerns. Former Auscript national manager Paul Cutbush made Public Interest Disclosures to multiple authorities about the offshoring of sensitive data. The Federal Court CEO and the family court have been accused of ignoring Cutbush's disclosures, with the family court classifying the breach as \"minor and inconsequential\" despite Mr. Cutbush's concerns persisting. The Opposition and the Greens have demanded a full independent audit coordinated by the Attorney-General to gain clarity on the extent of the issue.",
  "summary": "Pressure is mounting on the Attorney-General to take action over court data breaches after emails reveal the Federal Court CEO was informed about a 2014 breach for which no action was taken.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}