Ankara: Australia is probing the public release of contact details belonging to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, opposition leader Sussan Ley, and other prominent Australians, Ette Media reported.

According to Anadolu Agency, the mobile phone numbers of a number of politicians were posted online by a US-based website that 'users can trial for free' and claims to have the mobile numbers and emails of millions of professionals, as reported by ABC News on Tuesday.

Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles stated that the government 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 remarked.

The Australian Federal Police also 'formally sought for the prime minister's contact details to be removed,' though the name of the website has not been disclosed.

Ley's office commented on the developments, stating they were 'obviously concerning . we have asked the website to remove the information.'

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns mentioned he 'only became aware of the site' on Tuesday morning. He noted that no one was "prank calling," despite his contact reportedly being publicized. "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 added.

It remains unclear how long the information has been available online, but Mr. Albanese's team has been aware of the matter since last month, according to the ABC News report.