Unsanitised Disposal of E-Waste Risks Personal Data Ending up in Wrong Hands: PwC

Unsanitised Disposal of E-Waste Risks Personal Data Ending up in Wrong Hands: PwC
An Indian labourer pulls a sackful of circuit boards after dismantling a computer at a scrap computer workshop in Bangalore on Oct. 30, 2009. Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP via Getty Images
Rebecca Zhu
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The careless disposal of data storing devices poses a serious cyber and data security threat to Australians that could have “catastrophic” consequences if the sensitive information ends up in the hands of a malicious actor.

Professional services firm PwC warned that Australia’s critical infrastructure regime was at risk from the security risks of disposed of “unsanitised” electronic waste like phones and laptops.