Anthony Albanese's Phone Number Leak: PM's Details Published Alongside Global Leaders
Australian Financial Review
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- Date Published
- 13 Oct 2025
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- 13 Oct 2025, 03:39 pm
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Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Sussan Ley are among the well-known people whose personal details have been published on a US-based website.
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The article highlights a significant breach of privacy involving prominent Australians, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, whose personal phone numbers were exposed on a US-based AI-driven scraping website. This incident underscores the growing challenges of privacy and cybersecurity posed by advanced scraping technologies, with the publication of such sensitive data raising concerns about personal security and information misuse. While not directly addressing catastrophic AI risks, the exposure highlights potential vulnerabilities in data governance and the broader implications for data privacy policies. The inclusion of international figures suggests the global scope of the issue, potentially influencing international cybersecurity and privacy legislation.
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TechnologyAIPrint articlePaul SmithTechnology editorOct 14, 2025 – 11.14amSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginPrime Minister Anthony Albanese, Opposition Leader Sussan Ley and News Corp Australia executive chairman Michael Miller are among a group of prominent Australians whose personal phone numbers have been published on a US-based website.News of the privacy breaching website was reported by Australian website Ette Media, after one of its owners,journalist Antoinette Lattouf,was alerted to the fact that her number was also searchable.Loading...Paul Smithedits the technology coverage and has been a leading writer on the sector for 20 years. He covers big tech, business use of tech, the fast-growing Australian tech industry and start-ups, telecommunications and national innovation policy.Connect withPaulonTwitter.EmailPaulatpsmith@afr.comSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginLicense articleFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreAIAnthony AlbaneseSussan LeyUSAEmmanuel MacronScott MorrisonChris MinnsDonald TrumpWestern Sydney UniversityQantasTelstra CorporationCybersecurityPrivacyFetching latest articlesHow we shot the 2025 Power issueMatthew DrummondAustralia’s 10 most powerful people in 2025The year’s top 10 power players (that aren’t people)This investment guru backed Nvidia in 2016. Here are his other tipsSally Patten, Mandy Coolen and Rachael BoltonHow a maths whizz fled Russia and built a firm whose stock is up 780pc‘Superstars’ change jobs roughly every two years, says this CEOWhen doing Tokyo, this mountain town is a perfect palate cleanserLey ButterworthThe hotel group that can propel you onto society’s A-listThe triumphant – or devastating – process of testing Penfolds vintagesBastas’ $7b pharmacy and beauty empire posts eightfold jump in profit1 hr agoCampbell KwanInsta-famous fitness app founders appoint tech veteran as new CEOInside a Young Rich Lister’s million-dollar home wellness space