Aussie fintech platform youX confirms data breach as hacker shares massive dataset online
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A hacker has leaked a preview of a massive dataset from Australian fintech youX, containing financial and personal details of hundreds of thousands of borrowers and loan applications. The company confirmed unauthorized access and is investigating the breach.
Source: cyberdaily.au
A member of a notorious hacking platform has claimed responsibility for a hack impacting hundreds of thousands of Australians. Australian fintech platform youX, the victim of the hack, confirmed this week that it had “identified unauthorized access to its systems, by a third party” and was undertaking an investigation. The full dataset, according to the hacker, contains the following: Financial details for 444,538 unique borrowers; Details of 629,597 loan applications; Copies of 229,236 Australian driver’s licences; 607,822 residential addresses; and data belonging to 797 broker organisations, including ABNs, banking details, staff directories, and full customer portfolios. For now, the hacker has only shared a “preview” of the full dataset. Full Story