NSW gov contractor uploaded Excel spreadsheet of flood victims’ data to ChatGPT

A NSW government contractor uploaded an Excel spreadsheet containing flood victims’ data to ChatGPT, exposing individuals who had applied to the Northern Rivers Resilient Homes Program. The victims’ data were linked to a program set up after the devastating 2022 floods in northern NSW. The AI-related data breach occurred over six months ago, between 12 March and 15 March, and was disclosed on a public holiday Monday in NSW. The authority said in a breach notice that the upload “was not authorised”, according to NSW Reconstruction Authority. Read more at iT News.