Victorian court hack may expose sensitive witness testimony

Victorian court hack may expose sensitive witness testimony

CSV said all criminal and civil hearings recorded in the County Court from the start of November to December 21 were exposed. In the Supreme Court, all criminal division and court of appeal hearings recorded from December 1 to 21 may have been accessed.


In the Magistrates’ Court, only some recorded committal hearings were accessible.



Recordings potentially exposed in Court Services Victoria hack



Supreme Court


  • Date range: December 1 – December 21

  • Hearings accessible: Court of Appeal, Criminal Division, Practice Court and two regional hearings in November.

  • County Court


  • Date range: November 1 – December 21

  • Hearings accessible: All criminal and civil hearings recorded on the network.

  • Magistrates’ Court


  • Date range: November 1 – December 21

  • Hearings accessible: Some committals that were heard during this period.

  • Children’s Court


  • Date range: November 1 – December 21

  • Hearings accessible: No hearings in the date range. A recording of one hearing in October, which may have remained on the network.

  • Coroners Court


  • Date range: November 1 – December 21

  • Hearings accessible: All hearings in the date range.

  • VCAT


  • Date range: November 1 – December 21

  • Hearing accessible: No hearings.



  • The Children’s Court – which has strict rules prohibiting the identification of minors – was largely unaffected, except for one recorded hearing in October that may have remained on the network.


    Acting Premier Ben Carroll told reporters on Tuesday that Victoria Police was working with CSV to track down the hackers.



    “I know from my advice this morning that this has been a scythe and a hack that has been well contained,” he said.


    Carroll said he didn’t know who was responsible or how many people had been affected, but ..

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