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Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Data Breach (2013)

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

lowVERIS
Disclosed

January 1, 2013

4833 days ago

Records

Undisclosed

Confirmed

Root Cause

Insider Threat

Industry

Technology

Description

Federal police and intelligence officials are looking into the activities of a Chinese national who until last week worked in the CSIRO's highly sensitive nanotechnology laboratory in Melbourne. It is understood the investigation surrounds whether he sent sensitive information to a foreign power.

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Data Breach (2013) | ExposedMap