Online Wine dealer Vinomofo has disclosed a major data breach in which an unauthorized third party accessed personal information of customers which includes names, dates of birth, addresses and contact details.
The Australian company has about 500,000 customers, but it’s not clear if all were exposed.
Vinomofo assured that the risk to members was low as they do not hold identity or financial data such as passports, credit card details and driver’s licenses.
The company has reported the hack and told customers to remain alert to any increased scam activity.
Major Australian businesses including Woolworths’ MyDeal website and health insurer Medibank Private were impacted by security breaches in the weeks since Optus disclosed a hack last month when data on almost 10 million people was stolen.
According to a Vinomofo spokesman, was in the final stages of upgrading its online platform.
Vinomofo found signs of the breach on September 27, after which it engaged a cybersecurity firm and notified the government. But they waited to notify customers until the investigation established unlawful access of a Vinomofo database did occur.
The company said it was now contacting customers because it had confirmed data had been accessed.
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