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An employee at one of the big four accounting firms has been sacked after he and another man allegedly accessed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's personal banking account. The men, aged 21 and 25, faced court on Tuesday over the breach which Australian Federal Police alleged occurred when the EY graduate was on secondment at the Commonwealth Bank. Paul Issa, 21, was charged with accessing restricted data without authorisation, as well as distributing personal data. Phillip Issa, 25, was charged with facilitating unauthorised access to restricted data. The two Sydney men were charged on May 6 and granted bail to appear before Downing Centre Local Court on Tuesday, an AFP spokesperson said in a statement. Both men had their bail continued until their next court appearance on August 25. According to his register of interests, Mr Albanese holds a savings account at CBA, as well as a mortgage for a property on the Central Coast he jointly owns with his wife. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said any breaches of that kind were "incredibly concerning". "Not just in relation to the PM's details but any Australians' details," he told reporters. A CBA spokesperson said it was not appropriate …

EY staff allegedly access Anthony Albanese's banking information Two Ernst and Young employees allegedly accessed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's personal banking information while working for the accounting firm at the Commonwealth Bank.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s personal banking details allegedly ... Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s personal banking details allegedly accessed by EY graduates on secondment at CBA Two workers at a major consulting firm have been sacked and face criminal charges for allegedly accessing the Prime Minister’s personal bank account details while seconded to the country's largest bank. James Harrison Business Reporter 2 min read June 30, 2026 - 1:00PM Two workers at a major consulting firm have been sacked and face criminal charges for allegedly accessing the Prime Minister’s personal bank account details while deployed at Commonwealth Bank of Australia. The workers started at Ernst and Young in March alongside a group of other graduate employees before being sent on secondment to CBA to consult on its technology systems. The Australian Financial Review , citing anonymous people familiar with the matter, reports that the employees accessed the bank details of Anthony Albanese and a senior EY partner. They have been sacked and were charged by the Australian Federal Police on May 6 for accessing the personal banking details of a federal parliamentarian. Prime Minister Anthony Alba…

An employee at one of the big four accounting firms has been sacked after he and another man allegedly accessed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's personal banking account. The men, aged 21 and 25, faced court on Tuesday over the breach which Australian Federal Police alleged occurred when the EY graduate was on secondment at the Commonwealth Bank. Paul Issa, 21, was charged with accessing restricted data without authorisation, as well as distributing personal data. Phillip Issa, 25, was charged with facilitating unauthorised access to restricted data. The two Sydney men were charged on May 6 and granted bail to appear before Downing Centre Local Court on Tuesday, an AFP spokesperson said in a statement. Both men had their bail continued until their next court appearance on August 25. According to his register of interests, Mr Albanese holds a savings account at CBA, as well as a mortgage for a property on the Central Coast he jointly owns with his wife. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said any breaches of that kind were "incredibly concerning". "Not just in relation to the PM's details but any Australians' details," he told reporters. A CBA spokesperson said it was not appropriate …

An employee at one of the big four accounting firms has been sacked after he and another man allegedly accessed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's personal banking account. The men, aged 21 and 25, faced court on Tuesday over the breach which Australian Federal Police alleged occurred when the EY graduate was on secondment at the Commonwealth Bank. Paul Issa, 21, was charged with accessing restricted data without authorisation, as well as distributing personal data. Phillip Issa, 25, was charged with facilitating unauthorised access to restricted data. The two Sydney men were charged on May 6 and granted bail to appear before Downing Centre Local Court on Tuesday, an AFP spokesperson said in a statement. Both men had their bail continued until their next court appearance on August 25. According to his register of interests, Mr Albanese holds a savings account at CBA, as well as a mortgage for a property on the Central Coast he jointly owns with his wife. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said any breaches of that kind were "incredibly concerning". "Not just in relation to the PM's details but any Australians' details," he told reporters. A CBA spokesperson said it was not appropriate …

EY sacks grads for accessing Anthony Albanese's CBA account details Companies Financial Services Big four Print article Angira Bharadwaj and Edmund Tadros Updated Jun 30, 2026 – 8.10am , first published at 5.00am Two Ernst and Young graduate employees who were on secondment at Commonwealth Bank of Australia have been sacked and are facing criminal charges after they allegedly used the bank’s systems to access the personal banking details of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and at least one senior EY partner. In March, EY welcomed a new cohort of graduates, and in the months after, dozens of junior staff, including some of the new graduates, were deployed to Australia’s largest bank to consult on its technology systems. Loading... Save Log in or Subscribe to save article Share Copy link Copied Email LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Copy link Copied Share via... Gift this article Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Login License article Read More Big four Big four consultants KPMG EY Commonwealth Bank Anthony Albanese Regulation Privacy Subscriber exclusive Fetching latest articles

Two EY graduates are sacked and charged after allegedly hacking ... ByKYLIE STEVENS, SENIOR BREAKING NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published:19:39 EDT, 29 June 2026|Updated:20:17 EDT, 29 June 2026 Two Ernst and Young graduates have been sacked after allegedly accessing the personal banking details of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and a senior executive. The men, who were part of the accounting firm's March cohort, were placed on secondment at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia to consult on its technology systems. While on the placement, the pair allegedly accessed the banking details of Albanese and a senior EY partner, sources toldtheAustralian Financial Review. They claimed the pair would have received a system warning requiring them to confirm they were authorised to access a customer's confidential information before proceeding. Under its contract with CBA, EY staff undergo extensive training and are told customer accounts can only be accessed for legitimate work purposes. Two former junior employees, men aged 21 and 25, were charged by Australian Federal Police on May 6. The 21-year-old was charged with unauthorised access to or modification of restricted data and 'usin…

An employee at one of the big four accounting firms has been sacked after he and another man allegedly accessed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's personal banking account. The men, aged 21 and 25, faced court on Tuesday over the breach which Australian Federal Police alleged occurred when the EY graduate was on secondment at the Commonwealth Bank. Paul Issa, 21, was charged with accessing restricted data without authorisation, as well as distributing personal data. Phillip Issa, 25, was charged with facilitating unauthorised access to restricted data. The two Sydney men were charged on May 6 and granted bail to appear before Downing Centre Local Court on Tuesday, an AFP spokesperson said in a statement. Both men had their bail continued until their next court appearance on August 25. According to his register of interests, Mr Albanese holds a savings account at CBA, as well as a mortgage for a property on the Central Coast he jointly owns with his wife. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said any breaches of that kind were "incredibly concerning". "Not just in relation to the PM's details but any Australians' details," he told reporters. A CBA spokesperson said it was not appropriate …

Ernst & Young staff allegedly access Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's ... An employee at one of the world’s biggest consultancy firms has allegedly broken into the Prime Minister’s bank account. The graduate-level Ernst & Young staff member is one of two people accused of accessing Anthony Albanese’s restricted personal banking data without permission or professional reason to do so. The two young Sydney men accused of the crime have since been fired from their jobs, 7NEWS understands. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Arrow A 21-year-old man and a 25-year-old man were both charged over the alleged privacy offences on May 6. They were granted bail and will face Downing Centre Local Court on Tuesday, the Australian Federal Police said. The younger man is charged with one count of unauthorised access to, or modification of, restricted data. He is also charged with distributing personal information “in a way that reasonable persons would regard, in all the circumstances, as menacing or harassing towards those individuals”. The older man is charged with one count of cause unauthorised access to restricted data intending to cause the access and knowing that the access w…

CBA: Anthony Albanese banking details allegedly accessed by EY ... breaking CBA: Anthony Albanese banking details allegedly accessed by EY graduates at Commonwealth Bank Two former junior EY staff have been charged after allegedly accessing confidential customer bank records, including those of Anthony Albanese. Madeline Cove The Nightly 2 Min Read Just now Updated Just now Comments Play Video Drivers rush to fill up ahead of fuel excise cut Sydney drivers are rushing to petrol stations to take advantage of the cheapest fuel prices in five years, with unleaded averaging just $1.52 a litre across the city. If the Prime Minister’s banking details can allegedly be accessed without authorisation, what does that mean for millions of other Australians? That question is likely to be asked after two former Ernst & Young graduate employees were charged over the alleged unauthorised access of confidential Commonwealth Bank customer records, including those belonging to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. The two men, who had been seconded to Commonwealth Bank as part of EY’s graduate consulting program, have since been dismissed and are facing criminal charges over the alleged privacy breach. …

EY sacks graduate employee after he allegedly accessed Australian PM’s bank account <p>Two men – including one who worked for EY – appear in court after being charged over accessing restricted data</p><p>An employee at one of the big four accounting firms has been sacked after he and another man allegedly accessed prime minister Anthony Albanese’s personal banking account.</p><p>The men, aged 21 and 25, faced court on Tuesday over the breach which Australian federal police alleged occurred when the EY graduate was on secondment at the Commonwealth Bank.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/30/ernst-and-young-ey-graduate-employee-allegedly-accessed-australian-prime-minister-albanese-bank-account-sacked-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>

An employee at one of the big four accounting firms has been sacked after he and another man allegedly accessed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's personal banking account. The men, aged 21 and 25, faced court on Tuesday over the breach which Australian Federal Police alleged occurred when the EY graduate was on secondment at the Commonwealth Bank. Paul Issa, 21, was charged with accessing restricted data without authorisation, as well as distributing personal data. Phillip Issa, 25, was charged with facilitating unauthorised access to restricted data. The two Sydney men were charged on May 6 and granted bail to appear before Downing Centre Local Court on Tuesday, an AFP spokesperson said in a statement. Both men had their bail continued until their next court appearance on August 25. According to his register of interests, Mr Albanese holds a savings account at CBA, as well as a mortgage for a property on the Central Coast he jointly owns with his wife. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said any breaches of that kind were "incredibly concerning". "Not just in relation to the PM's details but any Australians' details," he told reporters. A CBA spokesperson said it was not appropriate …