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iiNet Discloses Breach Exposing 280,000 Email Addresses and 20,000 Landline Numbers

TPG Telecom says intruders used stolen staff credentials to access an order system that stores contact details rather than financial or ID records.

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Overview

  • The unauthorized access occurred on August 16 to iiNet’s order management platform used to create and track customer orders.
  • About 10,000 names with street addresses and phone numbers, plus roughly 1,700 modem setup passwords, were also taken.
  • The company says no credit, banking or identity documents were exposed because the affected system does not store that information.
  • iiNet has engaged external cyber specialists, notified the ACSC, the National Office of Cyber Security, the ASD and the OAIC, and says its investigation continues.
  • Affected customers are being contacted and urged to watch for suspicious emails, texts or calls, with the disclosure following earlier iiNet/TPG security incidents in 2022 and 2015.