--- title: "KPMG secretly accessed a whistleblower's computer" url: https://daily.dev/posts/kpmg-secretly-accessed-a-whistleblower-s-computer-joznfaxwj source_url: https://thenextweb.com/news/kpmg-accessed-whistleblower-computer type: article source: "The Next Web" published: 2026-06-10T14:18:47.812Z updated: 2026-06-10T14:19:17.629Z tags: ["data-privacy"] reading_time: 3 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # KPMG secretly accessed a whistleblower's computer **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary KPMG Australia secretly accessed a whistleblower's work laptop over roughly two years, extracting documents about alleged data misuse and sharing them with senior partners and the CEO — all while the whistleblower was negotiating legal protections. The underlying scandal involves allegations that KPMG partners shared clients' confidential board papers to win new audit contracts. The fallout includes CEO and audit head resignations, an ASIC investigation, loss of the Lendlease audit, and a parliamentary inquiry. The case highlights a broader issue: employers have broad legal rights to monitor work devices, but those rights can be weaponised against employees trying to expose wrongdoing. Australia's government is now considering stronger whistleblower protections. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Former cyber executive turned whistleblower accuses IBM of covering up several data breaches](https://daily.dev/posts/former-cyber-executive-turned-whistleblower-accuses-ibm-of-covering-up-several-data-breaches-m7sav9afs) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Canadian workers have few defences against workplace surveillance](https://daily.dev/posts/canadian-workers-have-few-defences-against-workplace-surveillance-bknkisf2w) · The Next Web · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Former IBM cybersecurity exec accuses company of hiding Chinese hacking breaches](https://daily.dev/posts/former-ibm-cybersecurity-exec-accuses-company-of-hiding-chinese-hacking-breaches-xeo7vwfyw) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 1 comments - [Ex-IBM Exec Accuses Big Blue and AT&T of Covering Up Foreign Data Breaches](https://daily.dev/posts/ex-ibm-exec-accuses-big-blue-and-at-t-of-covering-up-foreign-data-breaches-kaqslnm7o) · Security Boulevard · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#data-privacy](https://daily.dev/tags/data-privacy) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/kpmg-secretly-accessed-a-whistleblower-s-computer-joznfaxwj)