Latitude Financial Services Reports Cyberattack Affecting 300,000 Customers
Latitude Financial Services, a major Australian consumer credit provider and subsidiary of Deutsche Bank and KKE, has announced that around 300,000 of its customers may have had their personal data compromised in a cyberattack. The attack led to the suspension of services and the theft of customer data. Latitude believes that the attackers gained access to personal information held by two service providers, through compromised employee login credentials, with roughly 100,000 identification documents stolen from one provider and approximately 225,000 customer records from the other. Latitude has contacted all customers to inform them of the incident and is working to contain the attack and prevent further data theft. The company notes that the attack is causing service outages that are affecting its ability to respond to customers, and it will provide further information as its investigation progresses.
Latitude Financial Services, a major Australian consumer credit provider and subsidiary of Deutsche Bank and KKE, has revealed that approximately 300,000 of its customers may have had their personal information compromised in a cyberattack. The incident forced the company to suspend services and resulted in the theft of customer data, with personal information held by two service providers believed to have been accessed through compromised employee login credentials. The attackers reportedly stole around 100,000 identification documents, mainly copies of drivers’ licenses, from one service provider and approximately 225,000 customer records from the other. Latitude has contacted all customers to warn them of the incident, and it is working to contain the attack and prevent further data theft, although the attack is causing outages that are affecting the company’s ability to respond to customers.
Latitude Financial Services, the largest non-bank consumer credit lender in Australia and a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank and KKE, has disclosed a cyberattack that compromised the personal data of roughly 300,000 customers. The attack forced the company to suspend services and resulted in the theft of personal information held by two service providers. Latitude believes that the attackers gained access through compromised employee login credentials from one of its vendors. The attackers reportedly stole around 100,000 identification documents, mainly copies of drivers’ licenses, from the first provider and approximately 225,000 customer records from the second provider, although the company has not provided details on the type of information contained in these records. Latitude has contacted all customers to warn them of the incident and is working to contain the attack and prevent further data theft, but the attack is causing service outages that are impacting the company’s ability to respond to customers.
