Cyber attack on Australia’s TPG Telecom affects 15,000 customers

The Australian telco TPG Telecom has been hit by a cyber attack that has put data belonging to 15,000 customers’ at risk. Mandiant, the firm’s cyber security advisers, notified the company on 13 December that it had found evidence of unauthorised access to a hosted exchange service. TPG Telecom then notified customers the day after, on 14 December, sharing that the affected service hosts email accounts for 15,000 iiNet and Westnet customers, separate companies owned by the telco.