Hackers Breach Australia’s Latitude Financial, Making off with 300,000 Customer Records, Including Drivers’ Licenses

Australia’s Latitude Financial has had a run-in with hackers, resulting in the
theft of more than 300,000 customer records, including drivers’ licenses.

Latitude is a financial services company with headquarters in Melbourne,
Victoria, which does business in New Zealand under the name Gem Finance.

It offers unsecured personal loans, credit cards, car loans, personal insurance
and interest-free retail finance. It holds a 6% share of Australia’s personal
lending market, making it the biggest non