Firstmac hack deepens, credit card data stolen

Liam WalshReporter

May 14, 2024 – 10.16am

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Key Points

Firstmac’s customer database was hacked as late as mid April.
It has taken weeks to notify customers of breaches.
Concerns about encryption emerge as credit card security details were stolen.

Lender Firstmac has taken weeks to notify some customers that their details have been hacked, despite the institution’s database being raided in mid-April.

Detail about the kind of information stolen is expanding, according to warning notices seen by The Australian Financial Review, to include credit card security measures, Medicare numbers and driver’s licences.

Liam Walsh writes on investigations and companies with The Australian Financial Review. He has won multiple media awards, worked in Japan and is now based in Brisbane.