Overview
- Victoria Police is investigating four break-ins at the Melbourne GPO between July 6 and 17, and no arrests have been made.
- Thieves forced entry into a back-of-house mail sorting area on three occasions and were driven off on a fourth after extra security measures were introduced.
- Mercer Super has notified its 1.1 million members of potential data theft and filed breach reports with the Information Commissioner and APRA.
- Letters handled in the GPO box room are untracked, preventing Australia Post from identifying which mail items or PO boxes were targeted.
- Australia Post repaired damage after each incident and added after-hours patrols and other protections ahead of its scheduled facility relocation next month.