Consumers of a popular Australian supplement brand are being alerted about the possibility that the company's hack exposed their personal data.
Instead, the attackers stole names, shipping addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers of online customers.
The business stated that since hiring a cybersecurity provider, the data it possesses has been secured.
Customers were advised in the email to be cautious of any correspondence from Elite Supplements going forward, as information had been acquired during the breach.
One major worry is frauds; as of 2022, Australians had lost more than $48 million to investment scams.
Scams have cost victims around $72 million in total in 2022.
1 in 4 Australians have experienced identity theft.
Generally speaking, Australians are among the wealthiest people on the planet.
A study of the median wealth per adult put Australians at the top of the affluent list, with a median worth of $273,900 - ahead of Belgium and New Zealand.
This may help to understand why Australian people and businesses are the target of cybercriminals.
A significant data breach at Optus, a telecommunications business, took place in September 2022, affecting about 2.1 million users.
9.8 million individual records-including names, dates of birth, residences, and, in certain situations, passport numbers-were pilfered.
The hack failed to access any financial data.
This Cyber News was published on www.cysecurity.news. Publication date: Tue, 06 Feb 2024 15:43:04 +0000