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DII-2026-00078
ReportedReported by fewer than three independent publishers, with no official finding.

AU: Fairfield Council obtains injunction against unknown threat actors in ransomware incident

A western Sydney council is communicating with anonymous hackers by sending Dropbox links into a chatroom, after it suffered a major data breach. In October last year, Fairfield Council’s servers - which contained...

23 March 2026 · Ransomware and extortion
23 March 2026
DII-2026-000784 sources ↓
Quick facts
Category
Ransomware and extortion
Source
DataBreaches.net
Date
23 March 2026
Drafted by
Raidu Incident Detection

What happened

Not publicly disclosed.

Classification

Category
Ransomware and extortion
Industry
Government and public sector

Sources and evidence

This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.

DataBreaches.net
AU: Fairfield Council obtains injunction against unknown threat actors in ransomware incident
23 March 2026
thesizzle.com.au
first reported
smh.com.au
The Sydney Morning Herald
caselaw.nsw.gov.au
March decision.