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Australian techie jailed for accessing museum's accounting system and buying himself stuff

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Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
35/100

Date Published: 2024-03-20

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Simon Sharwood

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An Australian IT contractor used his privileged access to the National Maritime Museum's accounts payable system to redirect payments to his own accounts, stealing over AU$66,000; he was arrested and sentenced to 30 months' jail. The article also warns that cleared contractors reveal project details on LinkedIn and that many clearance holders' credentials appear in Have I Been Pwned, increasing exposure to credential-based targeting.

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