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2026 Court Services Victoria — online hearing participant data on dark web (Magistrates’/Children’s Courts)

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Data compromised

Names, emails and job titles of online-hearing participants; ABC reports highly sensitive details including parties in family-violence intervention-order hearings and children’s court cases. Data spanning 2022–2026 for regional courts (Bendigo, Castlemaine, Echuca, Kerang, Kyneton, Maryborough, Mildura, Ouyen, Robinvale, Swan Hill) plus some publicly available case/courtroom information. Forum user claimed ~28,600 lines. CSV says number of people affected unknown — recordsAffected 0.

Technical writeup

Agency-confirmed court-data leak — Court Services Victoria confirmed that personal information of participants in online Magistrates’ Court and Children’s Court hearings was published on an unauthorised website / dark-web forum. ABC News (August 7, 2026) reported names, emails and job titles, with some records involving family-violence intervention orders and children’s court parties; regional courts listed across northern/western Victoria; span 2022–2026. A forum user claimed ~28,600 lines; CSV stated the number of affected people was unknown and advised people concerned for safety to contact police or victim support. Victoria Police, the Victorian Information Commissioner, ACSC and justice-sector parties were notified. Catalogued as confirmed publication of court-hearing participant data with recordsAffected 0 until CSV or OAIC publishes an attested census; the 28,600-line figure remains an actor claim noted in writeup only.

Root cause

Personal information of Victorian court users who attended online hearings was posted on an underground hacking forum (July); CSV confirmed breach related to Magistrates’ Court and Children’s Court online hearings. Sample metadata appeared tied to the WebEx hearing system. Victoria Police investigating.

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