AUDIO: Massive hack prompts warning for Australia | ABC Radio

Posted by Steven Kirby | Sep 10, 2017 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Banking and Finance, Breach Response, Data Breach, Privacy, Privacy Breach | 0 |

The company that owns Australia’s largest credit history checking business has been hacked in the United States, potentially exposing half of the entire US population to identity crime. Stephen Smiley reports.

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