The Latest Breaking News from Latitude

Latitude Financial has revealed that a cyber attack that hit the company last week is now under investigation by the Australian Federal Police (AFP). The company said on 16 March that it had detected unusual activity on its systems. Today, it confirmed that the activity is a sophisticated and malicious…

Personal details of Australians are feared to have been accessed by hackers. Here's what to do if you think you're at risk.

Latitude Financial fears the cyber attack on its system could be wider and include more information stolen from customers and applicants.

The amount of customer data stolen from Australian company Latitude Financial may grow, with the non-bank lender confirming that drivers licences, passports and Medicare numbers of more than 300,000 people have already been hacked.

The company provides buy now, pay later schemes to a stack of 'yuge Aussie retailers such as JB Hi-Fi, David Jones and The Good Guys.

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

Digital financial services company Latitude says the personal information of almost 330,000 customers has been stolen, including drivers' licences. This is what we know about the company, what happened and whether you should be worried.

Latitude — the company behind a buy now, pay later scheme used by major retailers such as JB Hi-Fi and David Jones — reveals hackers have stolen more than 300,000 personal identity documents, including drivers licences, after getting their hands on employee login details.

Many of the employees come from Argo AI.

ASIC alleged in some instances, the "misleading" ads meant customers had to pay a minimum $537 in hidden fees.

Australia's corporate regulator is taking legal action against Harvey Norman and a finance group, alleging ads for interest-free purchases are misleading.