The Federal Court of Australia acknowledged a data breach involving the names of at least 400 asylum seekers, ABC News reports. The court's searchable database exposed the real names of protection visa applicants. Following notice about the breach, the court disabled the database after years of open access. A court spokesperson said the breach was a "major systemic failure."
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