Hackers have stolen more than 103,000 identification documents from a service provider working for Australian personal lender Latitude Group Holdings Ltd, the company said Thursday.
(Bloomberg) — Hackers have stolen more than 103,000 identification documents from a service provider working for Australian personal lender Latitude Group Holdings Ltd, the company said Thursday.
The company “detected unusual activity” in its systems during recent days it said Thursday, which appeared to be a “sophisticated and malicious” cyberattack of one of its major vendors. As well as the hack of identity information, which the company said was 97% drivers’ licenses, about 225,000 customer records were also snatched from a second service provider.
Latitude is attempting to contact all affected customers and is working with authorities to investigate, it said in a statement to the market on Thursday.
The invasion renews a cybercrime wave that shook corporate Australia in the latter half of 2022 beginning when Singapore Telecommunications Ltd’s local phone provider Optus disclosed a leak of 2 million past and present customer details and health insurer Medibank Private Ltd. lost details on 4 million customers.
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