Customers of the popular Aussie telco Tangerine Telecom may be at risk of having their personal information leaked. As reported by SafeWise, Tangerine has announced that up to 232,000 current and previous customers (between June 2019 and July 2023) may have had their personal data leaked.
Tangerine's team first caught wind of the leak on Tuesday, 20 February, two days after it's believed the breach occurred, on Sunday, 18 February.
Tangerine has stated that investigations are ongoing, though management believes it has found its perp.
According the Tangerine, the guilty party has potentially accessed most of the impacted customers' personal details, minus payment information. That includes their full name, date of birth, mobile number, email address, postal address and Tangerine Account Number.
As a cautionary step, Tangerine has advised customers able to do so to change their account number by contacting customer service. It also claims that it's safe to use its Self-Care portal without any fear of phishing or further privacy breaches.
As outlined by SafeWise, this leak means many Tangerine customers are likely to recieve an influx of scam calls, SMS and emails.
Never a better time to scrub up on how to identify an unsafe email or text message.
Tangerine has stated that it plans to contact customers it knows have been impacted by the leak, and will discuss any necessary compensation once the investigation is complete.
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