Anthony Albanese's Personal Phone Number Leaked Online
- On October 14, 2025, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's personal phone number was published online by a US-based website.
- A US data company used artificial intelligence to trawl websites and compile personal phone numbers and emails, assembling the scraped material into a commercial digital directory.
- The database claims to contain contact details for 300 million working professionals, including Opposition Leader Sussan Ley, Scott Morrison, former Prime Minister, Donald Trump, US President, and Emmanuel Macron, French President.
- Security services have opened inquiries while affected offices seek removals, with Australian security agencies and police investigating and the US-based website offering an opt-out process promising removal within one week.
- Digital rights advocates called for tighter rules to restrict personal data transfers, while LinkedIn said `Our policies are clear that third-party companies taking personal data and using it in ways our members did not agree to is prohibited.
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Prime Minister, Opposition Leader’s Private Phone Numbers Published Online
Security agencies are investigating how the personal phone numbers of political leaders including the prime minister were published in an online database. Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Sussan Ley are among a number of officials from around the world whose contact details have been exposed. Their mobile numbers are hosted on a U.S.-based website, which claims to give clients access to 300 million professionals from 30 million companies. …
A North American site published contacts with Australian politicians, including Anthony Albanese. The authorities investigate the origin of the escape and request urgent removal of the data.
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