Brief: Latitude Group Reports Cyber Incident

Latitude group

15/03/2023 22:46

March 16 (Reuters) - Latitude Group Holdings Ltd
 LFS.AX :
    * CYBER INCIDENT
    * ACTIVITY IS BELIEVED TO HAVE ORIGINATED FROM A MAJOR
VENDOR USED
BY LATITUDE
    * WHILE LATITUDE TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION, ATTACKER WAS ABLE TO
OBTAIN LATITUDE EMPLOYEE LOGIN CREDENTIALS BEFORE INCIDENT WAS
ISOLATED
    * HAS DETECTED UNUSUAL ACTIVITY ON ITS SYSTEMS OVER LAST FEW
DAYS
THAT APPEARS TO BE A MALICIOUS CYBER-ATTACK
    * ABOUT 225,000 CUSTOMER RECORDS WERE ALSO STOLEN FROM
SECOND
SERVICE PROVIDER
    * ATTACKER APPEARS TO HAVE USED EMPLOYEE LOGIN CREDENTIALS
TO
STEAL PERSONAL INFORMATION HELD BY TWO OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS
    * UNDERSTANDS THAT APPROXIMATELY 103,000 IDENTIFICATION
DOCUMENTS
WERE STOLEN FROM FIRST SERVICE PROVIDER
    * WORKING WITH AUSTRALIAN CYBER SECURITY CENTRE

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