March 20 (Reuters) - Latitude Group Holdings Ltd (LFS) :
- CYBERCRIME UPDATE
- ATTACK ON LATITUDE IS NOW SUBJECT OF AN INVESTIGATION BY AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE
- TAKEN PRUDENT ACTION OF ISOLATING SOME OF OUR TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS WHICH MEANS THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY NOT ONBOARDING NEW CUSTOMERS
- CONFIRM UNUSUAL ACTIVITY AS A "SOPHISTICATED, WELL-ORGANISED AND MALICIOUS" CYBER-ATTACK WHICH REMAINS ACTIVE
- HAVE TAKEN PLATFORMS OFFLINE AND ARE UNABLE TO SERVICE CUSTOMERS AND MERCHANT PARTNERS
- LATITUDE ENCOURAGES OUR CUSTOMERS TO REMAIN VIGILANT
- CANNOT RESTORE CAPABILITY IMMEDIATELY, HOWEVER WE ARE WORKING TO DO SO GRADUALLY OVER COMING DAYS
- WE ARE CURRENTLY NOT ONBOARDING NEW CUSTOMERS
- LIKELY TO UNCOVER MORE STOLEN INFORMATION AFFECTING BOTH CURRENT AND PAST LATITUDE CUSTOMERS AND APPLICANTS
- WILL COMMENCE CONTACTING CUSTOMERS AND APPLICANTS WHO HAVE SO FAR BEEN IMPACTED BY THIS CRIMINAL ACT
- IS STILL ASSESSING ANTICIPATED TOTAL COST TO IT OF THIS INCIDENT
