Victoria court recordings exposed in reported ransomware attack

Court Services Victoria detected a cyberattack on December 21, 2023 that had permitted unauthorized access to its audio-visual archive and disrupted in-court AV technology; the breach is believed to have occurred from December 8 and exposed recordings dating back to November 1, 2023 (with possible earlier impact). Multiple jurisdictions including the Supreme, County, Magistrates', Children's and Coroners Courts are affected, potentially exposing sensitive hearing recordings; sources attribute the incident to the Qilin ransomware group, CSV has notified authorities and affected parties and is rebuilding systems while court operations continue.