Home loan details of 100,000 customers hacked in major data breach

guest · Feb 12, 2019

Home loan details of 100,000 customers hacked in major data breach
February 12, 2019
https://www.smh.com.au/business/com...ils-in-major-data-breach-20190212-p50xas.html

The nation's biggest banks are scrambling to contact up to 100,000 customers who may have been caught up in a major data breach at property valuation firm, LandMark White.

The breach, which LandMark White first revealed late on Friday, could include property valuations and personal contact information of home owners, residents, and property agents, including first and last names, residential addresses and contact numbers.

''LandMark White acted immediately, employing independent experts in data breaches and cyber security to assist with the investigation into the incident."
ANZ chief data officer Emma Gray said the bank was still working out how its customers were affected.
Click to expand...

guest · Feb 18, 2019

Leaked client data ‘relatively benign’ LandMark White says
February 18, 2019
https://www.computerworld.com.au/ar...vely-benign-landmark-white-says/?fp=4&fpid=16

LandMark White has claimed that the data inadvertently leaked by the property valuation firm and subsequently posted on a ‘darkweb’ forum is “relatively benign”.

The leaked dataset “was limited to property valuation and some personal contact information of borrowers, lenders, homeowners, residents, and property age,” the company said in a statement released today.
The company says it closed the security vulnerability responsible for the breach on 23 January. However, subsequent to that the darkweb forum post made the data available for at least 10 days.
Click to expand...

guest · Mar 7, 2019

Should Companies Terminate Third Party Vendors That Cause A Data Breach?
March 5, 2019
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/should-companies-terminate-third-party-65488/

According to reports, bank customers in Australia (yes, data breach notification requirements exist down under) have been affected by “an industry-wide” data breach experienced by a third-party service provider to the banks – property valuation firm, LandMark White.

However, there are reports that some of the affected banks are suspending this vendor from the group of valuation firms they use.
But, it is worth thinking about whether that is the best course of action.

In many cases, when a third party vendor experiences a breach affecting personal information, the owners of that information are the vendor’s customers.
In any event, organizations will almost invariably begin to think about whether this is a vendor they want on their team going forward.
Click to expand...

guest · Mar 15, 2019

Landmark White's stolen data re-appears on dark web
March 15, 2019
https://www.itnews.com.au/news/landmark-whites-stolen-data-re-appears-on-dark-web-520541

Data stolen from ASX-listed property valuation firm Landmark White in January was partially re-posted to a dark web forum this week.
In a statement Thursday night, the company said that its monitoring of the internet had turned up a link to company data posted on a dark web forum “on or about 12.50 pm GMT, 13 March 2019, which has since been taken offline on or about 5.20 pm GMT, 13 March 2019.”

“We confirm that in total, there are 76,873 files contained in this second dataset, however can confirm that these documents are a subset of the original 137,500 valuation records initially disclosed on 31 January 2019,” the company said.
“Therefore, there are no new documents or personal details disclosed.”
Click to expand...

guest · May 30, 2019

'It's sabotage': valuation company hits out after new data leak
May 30, 2019
https://www.smh.com.au/business/com...-out-after-new-data-leak-20190530-p51sxo.html

LandMark White claims it is the victim of a saboteur bent on destroying the listed valuation firm after it was hit with another data leak.
"Someone is trying to destroy the company," Chairman Keith Perrett told the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

"We are under attack and to stop this we need to shut down the whole system. This not a serious data breach.. it's sabotage and I hope the financial institutions will support a good Australian company that has worked incredibly hard to ensure our security systems are as goods as any in the world."
"Staff are now on an access only level to information and we are closing off the systems to clarify where the leak started," Mr Perrett said.
Click to expand...

Log in or Sign up

Home loan details of 100,000 customers hacked in major data breach

guest Guest

guest Guest

guest Guest

guest Guest

guest Guest

Log in or Sign up

Home loan details of 100,000 customers hacked in major data breach

guest Guest

guest Guest

guest Guest

guest Guest

guest Guest

Useful Searches