A data breach has potentially exposed the driver licences of over a million Australians who frequented RSLs and pubs. In relation to this alarming incident, authorities have apprehended a 46-year-old man.

Cybercrime Squad detectives have apprehended a 46-year-old man at a property in Fairfield West. The arrest stems from a significant data breach in NSW that affected approximately one million individuals. Authorities conducted a search of the premises on Thursday afternoon and have apprehended the individual, who is now in custody at Fairfield Police Station. It is anticipated that he will face charges related to blackmail.

High-status individuals are among those who have fallen victim to a data breach that has affected approximately one million people who frequented certain clubs in NSW. An alleged data breach is currently under investigation by Cybercrime Squad detectives, as it poses a significant threat to the personal information of over one million individuals.

Police officers from the State Crime Command’s Cybercrime Squad made an alarming discovery. Police officers from the State Crime Command’s Cybercrime Squad received notification about a website that exposed the personal details of individuals who had signed into certain clubs in NSW using their drivers’ licences. These incidents occurred at various locations throughout the state.

An investigation is currently underway into the data breach by the Strike Force Division. Their objective is to determine the cause of the breach and identify any potential criminal offences associated with the incident. Grant Taylor, the detective chief superintendent of the Serious Crime Directorate, said that the police were actively communicating with those affected by the breach.

“There is no doubt there are individuals of some prominence in that total set of people’s names who have been put forward, I won’t go into specifics about individual people, but we are engaging people we need to engage,” he said.

“We do not know the details of all one million people at this stage, I would wait until you are advised that you are in fact a person who has been identified as being on that website.”

Taylor revealed that certain NSW clubs have been collecting personal information from individuals as a requirement for membership or entry into their premises.

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