# Hackers put stolen NSW government data up for sale

**By:** Max Mason  
**Published:** Mon, 01 Mar 2021 23:37:17 GMT  
**Source:** [Australian Financial Review](https://www.afr.com/technology/hackers-offer-stolen-nsw-government-data-for-sale-20210302-p576ym)

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Hackers claiming to have access to data stolen from the NSW transport department, including a demand for documents and correspondence by disgraced former Liberal MP Daryl Maguire, have put snippets of information online to promote a ransom or sale.
The hacking group, Clop, posted previews and screenshots of stolen data from Transport for NSW, including documents relating to a Country Regional Network project tender from 2019 and confidential steering committee papers about new trains from 2016.
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