Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's mobile phone number made available online

Summary

Authorities are investigating a website that lists the mobile phone numbers of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Sussan Ley, among other well-known Australians.The US-based website, which users can trial for free, boasts about having the mobile numbers and emails of millions of professionals.Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said the government was aware of the website and had taken steps to address the numbers being on it."We've notified authorities and that is being worked through, but obviously, there is concern," he said.The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has also formally sought for the prime minister's contact details to be removed, while other agencies are working to limit the impact on other parliamentarians.The story was first reported by Ette Media, whose co-founder Antoinette Lattouf also had her number published on the site.The ABC has chosen not to name the website in order to avoid further publicising the personal data of those impacted, but has confirmed at least some of the numbers are correct.It is not clear how long the information has been available online, but Mr Albanese's team has been aware of the matter since last month.Sussan Ley's team has requested her number be removed from the website. (ABC News: Ian Cutmore)A spokesperson for Ms Ley said they were only made aware of the website yesterday after being contacted by media."This is obviously concerning … we have asked the website to remove the information," the spokesperson said.NSW Premier Chris Minns, whose number has reportedly also been published, said he only became aware of the site this morning.He said no-one was "prank calling" him yet, but it was a concern such personal data had been made public."We want to make sure that we're protecting that [data], but this is … the age that we live in — technology is rapidly changing," he said."AI means that unscrupulous players can access information like they couldn't before."We're all just going to have to be on guard ...