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Firstmac Limited disclosed a data breach after the new Embargo\u00a0extortion group leaked over 500GB of data allegedly stolen from the company.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Firstmac Limited, one of the largest non-bank lenders in Australia, disclosed a data breach. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Firstmac Limited is an Australian owned company with experience in home and investment loans. They have a range of market insurance products backed by international company, Allianz Group. International ratings agency Standard & Poors gives Firstmac its highest possible ranking (strong) for loan serviceability abilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Embargo\u00a0extortion group this week leaked over 500GB of data allegedly stolen from the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The company is notifying the impacted customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Firstmac recently experienced a cyber incident where an unauthorised third party accessed a part of our IT System.” reads the notice of data breach sent to the impacted individuals and published by the popular researcher Troy Hunt. “As soon as we detected th\u00e8 incident, we took steps to immediately secure our System. We also engaged cyber security experts to assist us with our investigation. Unfortunately, our investigation has identified that an unauthorised third party has accessed some customer information.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Disclosure notices for the @FirstmacLimited<\/a> ransomware incident appear to have now gone out: pic.twitter.com\/e2SWoRJRTw<\/a><\/p>— Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) May 10, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>