Customer information stolen in Latitude cyber attack

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Latitude Financial has been hit by a cyber attack, with more than 300,000 customer records stolen. -AAP Image

Almost 330,000 customer records and identification documents have been stolen from Latitude Financial.  

The company says it appears to have been hit by a sophisticated and malicious cyber attack, originating from a major vendor.

It believes criminals accessed an employee's log-in credentials, then stole customer information from two service providers.

About 103,000 identification documents appear to have been stolen from one provider, believed to be mostly drivers' licences.

A further 225,000 customer records were stolen from the second provider.

The company has apologised and says it is contacting impacted customers.

Latitude Group Holdings Limited is in a trading halt until Monday.