March 16 (Reuters) - Latitude Group Holdings Ltd (LFS) :
- 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
