一名未经适当许可的澳大利亚承包商于2023年处理了敏感的议会电子邮件,引发了参议院的质询。 An Australian contractor without proper clearance handled sensitive parliamentary emails in 2023, prompting a Senate inquiry.

2025年11月,澳大利亚议会事务部透露,一个外部承包商处理多达170GB的敏感内部电子邮件(包括涉及议员的电子邮件)时,没有获得必要的安全许可。 In November 2025, Australia’s Department of Parliamentary Services revealed that an external contractor, handling up to 170GB of sensitive internal emails—including those involving parliamentarians—lacked the required security clearance. 此人受雇于Transperfect Legal公司,在HWL Ebsworth律师事务所之下工作,仅进行了组织适用性评估,而不是强制性的否定审查1审查。 The individual, employed by TransPerfect Legal and working under law firm HWL Ebsworth, only held an Organisational Suitability Assessment, not the mandatory Negative Vetting 1 clearance. 在披露之前,DPS副秘书Nicola Hinder曾作出错报,声称承包商已得到适当清理。 The disclosure followed a prior misstatement by DPS deputy secretary Nicola Hinder, who had claimed the contractor was properly cleared. 数据传输发生在2023年,当时的副秘书Jaala Hinchcliffe领导了一次扫荡,他说她依赖HWL Ebsworth的保证,该公司是一家以前被俄罗斯黑客入侵的公司。 The data transfer occurred in 2023 during a sweep led by then-deputy secretary Jaala Hinchcliffe, who said she relied on assurances from HWL Ebsworth, a firm previously breached by Russian hackers. 该部门已向两家公司提出了这个问题。 The department has raised the issue with both firms. 参议院正在进行调查,接受截至1月23日的呈件,报告应于3月10日提出。 A Senate inquiry is ongoing, accepting submissions until January 23, with a report due March 10.