"Largest Non-Bank Lender in Australia Warns of a Data Breach"

Firstmac Limited just started warning customers that it suffered a data breach a day after the new Embargo cyber-extortion group leaked over 500GB of data allegedly stolen from the firm. Firstmac is a significant player in Australia's financial services industry, focusing primarily on mortgage lending, investment management, and securitization services. The company is headquartered in Brisbane, Queensland, and employs 460 people. The firm has issued 100,000 home loans and currently manages $15 billion in mortgages. From the following investigation, assisted by external cybersecurity experts, Firstmac determined that the compromised information included full names, residential addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, external bank account information, and driver's license numbers. Despite that, Firstmac assured recipients that their accounts and funds are secure, and the firm's systems have now been appropriately bolstered. Embargo only lists two victims on its extortion page, and it is unknown if they have committed the breaches themselves or bought the stolen data from others to blackmail the owners.

BleepingComputer reports: "Largest Non-Bank Lender in Australia Warns of a Data Breach"