244,276
Records Exposed
Feb 2024
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Sep 2024
Added to Database
About This Breach
In February 2024, the Australian telecommunications company Tangerine experienced a data breach that compromised the personal information of over 200,000 customers. The breach, linked to a legacy customer database, exposed physical and email addresses, names, phone numbers, and dates of birth. Additionally, although Tangerine's current login process uses a one-time password sent to an email address or phone number, the breach revealed traditional passwords stored as bcrypt hashes, which were used in the past. This incident underscores the vital importance of maintaining robust cybersecurity measures, especially when dealing with legacy systems.
Compromised Data Types
Country
Australia
Language
English
Password Storage
bcrypt
Category
Telecommunications
Indexed On
Sep 4, 2024
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Tangerine and any other site where you used the same password. Use a unique, strong password for each account.
- Watch for phishing emails targeting your inbox. Attackers may use your exposed email address to send convincing scam messages.
- Be alert to smishing attacks (SMS phishing). Scammers may text you pretending to be banks or service providers.
- Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on all important accounts to add an extra layer of security.
- Use a password manager to generate and store unique, strong passwords for every account.
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