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Did EY’s Australia Scandal Expose a Bigger Big Four Problem?
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Subscribe02 JUL 2026 / BUSINESS
A former Ernst & Young (EY) employee in Australia, Paul Issa, and his accomplice, Phillip Issa, have been charged with unauthorised access to the banking details of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, causing serious concerns about data protection in 'Big Four' firms. These incidents highlight the difficulties in tracing accountabilities in complex consultant-client relationships and underline the need for stronger regulation and data access controls.
EY just got hit with the kind of headline no global accounting firm wants: a junior employee in Australia has been charged after allegedly accessing restricted banking data linked to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese while on secondment at Commonwealth Bank...
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