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Finance giant lashed again for sending unstoppable spam

After failing to include a working unsubscribe option in thousands of spam messages, an Australian financial services giant has been hit with massive fines.

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Research reveals a surprising line of defence against cyber attacks: accountants

When Optus, Medibank and non-bank lender Latitude Financial were hit by separate cyber attacks in the past few years, millions of Australians felt the fallout: stolen personal data, disrupted services and weeks of uncertainty. Each breach raised the same uncomfortable question: how can this keep happening?

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The $500 million ATO fraud highlights flaws in the myGov ID system. Here's how to keep your data safe

The Australian Tax Office (ATO) paid out more than half a billion dollars to cyber criminals between July 2021 and February 2023, according to an ABC report.

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Coles confirms its customers impacted by Latitude Financial data breach

Supermarket giant Coles has confirmed it has been impacted by the Latitude Financial data breach, saying personal information used to issue historical Coles-branded credit cards has been stolen by a cyber criminal group.

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Coles disappointed over Latitude credit card breach

Coles credit cards are the latest to be listed in the Latitude Financial data breach, which includes roughly 14 million customer records.

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Personal data of GE Money, Coles and Myer credit card customers stolen in Latitude Financial data breach

As Latitude Financial investigates last month's cyber breach, more customers are being emailed about their personal data being compromised — even if they never signed up for a Latitude product.

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Latitude Financial rejects ransom demand after hack

Latitude Financial is refusing to co-operate with cyber attackers, saying it will not reward criminal behaviour as it is faced with a ransom demand.

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What are the rules about data breaches? How soon does a company have to notify their customers?

Entities have to notify people at risk of "serious harm" from data breaches, but the time frame for doing so is vague.

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Latitude Financial faces possible class action after millions affected by data breach

Cyber-attack in which information of 14 million customers has been exposed dubbed Australia’s largest to date

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Latitude Financial customers frustrated at lack of communication after millions of personal records stolen in cyber attack

With confirmation that millions of personal data files were stolen in Latitude Financial's cyber hack, customers past and present are growing tired of the company's lack of communication.

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What's happening with the Latitude Financial cyber attack? Millions of customer details stolen in one of the largest-known data breaches in Australia

The fallout from the cyber attack on non-bank lender Latitude Financial, which exposed the details of current and former customers, is continuing.

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Latitude confirms 14m customers had data stolen

Latitude Financial says the details of 14 million consumers have been stolen – including nearly eight million driver's licence numbers.

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Latitude Financial says hack worse than first thought

Latitude Financial says the cybercrime detected last week affected more customers and applicants than its initial estimates of 330,000.

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Latitude hack now under state investigation as customers struggle to protect their accounts

Latitude Financial has revealed that a cyber attack that hit the company last week is now under investigation by the Australian Federal Police (AFP). The company said on 16 March that it had detected unusual activity on its systems. Today, it confirmed that the activity is a sophisticated and malicious…

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Latitude Financial, skin cancer survey hack are some of the latest cyber attacks. What to do if you think you're at risk

Personal details of Australians are feared to have been accessed by hackers. Here's what to do if you think you're at risk.

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Fears of wider hacking theft as Latitude stays offline

Latitude Financial fears the cyber attack on its system could be wider and include more information stolen from customers and applicants.

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Latitude Financial warns customer data breach could widen and hack 'remains active'

The amount of customer data stolen from Australian company Latitude Financial may grow, with the non-bank lender confirming that drivers licences, passports and Medicare numbers of more than 300,000 people have already been hacked.

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Latitude customers are furious: some have had data hacked before through Medibank and Optus

As well as being a Latitude Financial customer, Courtney was also caught out by the Medibank and Optus cyber-attacks. She says companies need to do more than send generic emails and platitudes.

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More Than 300K Latitude Financial Customers Have Had Their Personal Details Nicked In A Cyberattack

The company provides buy now, pay later schemes to a stack of 'yuge Aussie retailers such as JB Hi-Fi, David Jones and The Good Guys.

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Latitude Financial is the latest company to be hacked. Have you been affected? We want to hear from you

Latitude Financial is just the latest high-profile company in Australia to be targeted by hackers. Have you been impacted by this latest cyber attack?

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Hackers steal data from Latitude Financial

Latitude Financial says it appears to have been hit by a sophisticated and malicious cyber attack, originating from a major vendor.

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Latitude Financial is the latest big company to announce a cyber attack that exposed customer data. This is what we know so far

Digital financial services company Latitude says the personal information of almost 330,000 customers has been stolen, including drivers' licences. This is what we know about the company, what happened and whether you should be worried.

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Latitude Financial hit by cyber attack, more than 300,000 identity documents stolen

Latitude — the company behind a buy now, pay later scheme used by major retailers such as JB Hi-Fi and David Jones — reveals hackers have stolen more than 300,000 personal identity documents, including drivers licences, after getting their hands on employee login details.

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Customer information stolen in Latitude cyber attack

Latitude Financial has been hit by a cyber attack, with criminals stealing more than 300,000 customer records and identification documents.

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Finance firm gives cyber hackers too much Latitude

Latitude Financial has been hit by a cyber attack, with criminals stealing 330,000 customer records and identification documents, forcing a trading halt.

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