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Private numbers of Australian PM and Donald Trump Jr made public on US website

The personal contact details of numerous political officials, including Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Sussan Ley, have been leaked after being published online by an overseas website.

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The personal contact details of numerous political officials, including Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Sussan Ley, have been leaked after being published online by an overseas website.

The story was uncovered by Ette Media, an independent Australian news company, after one of the organization's co-founders, Antoinette Lattouf, was unexpectedly contacted through details published on the website without her knowledge or consent.

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The story was uncovered by Ette Media, an independent Australian news company, after one of the organization's co-founders, Antoinette Lattouf, was unexpectedly contacted through details published on the website without her knowledge or consent.

The website, named ContactOut by the Australian Financial Review, utilises AI to scrape social media platforms, job portals and other sites for contact details to create a database of professionals. Ette Media suggested LinkedIn may have been connected to this specific breach.

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The website, named ContactOut by the Australian Financial Review, utilises AI to scrape social media platforms, job portals and other sites for contact details to create a database of professionals. Ette Media suggested LinkedIn may have been connected to this specific breach.

Other international figures whose details were reportedly on the website included Donald Trump Jr., French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, as well as prominent media figures such as News Corp Chairman Michael Miller.

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Other international figures whose details were reportedly on the website included Donald Trump Jr., French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, as well as prominent media figures such as News Corp Chairman Michael Miller.

The leak follows a previous privacy breach affecting Australian politicians in 2017, where Parliament House accidentally published the private phone numbers of MPs, senators and staffers on its official website.

The leak follows a previous privacy breach affecting Australian politicians in 2017, where Parliament House accidentally published the private phone numbers of MPs, senators and staffers on its official website.

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Speaking to the press, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles described the incident as a "concern" before confirming that the Prime Minister's Office had notified the authorities who were investigating the situation.

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Speaking to the press, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles described the incident as a "concern" before confirming that the Prime Minister's Office had notified the authorities who were investigating the situation.

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The worst that Albanese can expect will be a few prank phone calls, but this indiscriminate use of AI scraping may have far more severe consequences for others. In the wrong hands, this data, published without any prior consent or knowledge, could imperil the safety of countless individuals — especially those escaping abusive partners or violence.

The worst that Albanese can expect will be a few prank phone calls, but this indiscriminate use of AI scraping may have far more severe consequences for others. In the wrong hands, this data, published without any prior consent or knowledge, could imperil the safety of countless individuals — especially those escaping abusive partners or violence.

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AFP demands US site takes down PMs phone number

This security breach is a serious matter that the government is treating as its utmost priority. The Prime Minister's Office is aware of the issue and has notified the relevant authorities, which are currently taking the necessary next steps. In the meantime, the incident will be the subject of an official investigation.

This security breach is a serious matter that the government is treating as its utmost priority. The Prime Minister's Office is aware of the issue and has notified the relevant authorities, which are currently taking the necessary next steps. In the meantime, the incident will be the subject of an official investigation.

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