500,000 Addresses Leaked From Australian State Government Database

A QR code is seen at the entrance of a restaurant in Sydney's CBD, Australia, on July 13, 2021. Jenny Evans/Getty Images

Over half a million addresses collected by New South Wales (NSW) as part of its COVID-19 safety program were leaked last year, according to data obtained by 9News.

The 566,318 addresses included the details of businesses, organisations, and government departments who were registering as COVIDSafe with the NSW Department of Customer Service.