Woolworths Data Integrity at risk: A Cyber security Wake-Up Call
On the 15th of October, Woolworths fell into a data crisis as the supermarket's data, containing customer names, addresses and phone numbers, was stolen.
This occurred just weeks after the headlining ‘Optus hack’ that made the news, a possible incentive for hackers to further test and take advantage of well known companies across Australia with weak cyber security infrastructures. A subsidiary of the ‘Woolworths Group’ called ‘My.Deal.com.au’ was breached and had its data stolen which contained 2.2 million customers personal information, 1.2 million of those which had been officially exposed, being on sale for $660 AUD by the hackers.
In a statement by Woolworth’s chief security officer ‘Pieter van der Merwe’, the Woolworths Group already knew of the cyber security flaws that plagued ‘My.Deal.com.au’ and admits to improving it’s cyber security
“....With MyDeal, we identified areas for investment in the IT space during due diligence and the MyDeal team had started implementing these. Our IT due diligence work focuses on the operational resilience of the business’ technology environment, which typically includes elements of operations stability, disaster recovery, development practices, and cybersecurity.”
Click here to view full article
Your Security is our Priority
Your friendly Support Team
Speak to us about all your computer needs
This is Part of our Cyber Security awareness educational campaign. Through this training, you will learn awareness and key principles, and best practices to protect yourself, your organisation, and the public from cyber attackers. You will also be equipped with the knowledge to identify potential threats and take action before any damage can occur.