Aussie ISP iiNet confirms data breach impacting more than 200k customers
5 days ago
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- iiNet, an Australian broadband provider, experienced a cyber attack compromising its order management system.
- The breach involved unauthorized access by an unknown third party using stolen employee credentials.
- Personal data affected includes email addresses, phone numbers, usernames, street addresses, and modem setup passwords.
- No sensitive information like identity documents or banking details was accessed.
- Approximately 280,000 active email addresses and 20,000 landline numbers were exposed.
- iiNet is collaborating with Australian cybersecurity authorities and contacting affected customers.
- The incident highlights ongoing issues with credential-based attacks in the telecommunications sector.
- No threat actor has claimed responsibility for the hack at this time.