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Privacy watchdog says it is working with Latitude over Australian fintech's data breach

( March 27, 2023, 23:20 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Australia’s privacy watchdog is working with Latitude Financial to better understand the recent cyberattack in which millions of personal records were stolen from the Australian payments company. In a statement to MLex dated March 27, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner said it was making “preliminary inquiries” into the incident, in which 7.9 million driver licenses, 53,000 passport numbers and 6.1 million further customer records — some dating back to 2005 — were stolen. The OAIC also said it was working with other government agencies to ensure a “coordinated response.” Under Australia’s Notifiable Data Breaches mechanism, organizations must notify affected individuals and the OAIC a quickly as possible, in the case of a data breach that is likely to result in serious harm to individuals.The full statement by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner follows: ...

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