Hertz Australia confirms Australian customers impacted by global Hertz data breach

[SYD]

Another day, another data breach….driver’s licenses, payment card information, and passports…!

Exclusive: Hertz Australia confirms Australian customers impacted by global Hertz data breach

Hertz has begun notifying customers whose data – including driver’s licenses, payment card information, and passports – was compromised via a 2024 Cleo file-sharing vulnerability.

www.cyberdaily.au

Anyone been contacted?

 

[DC3]

Anyone been contacted?

Not that we know of. And no email for me.

 

[Ansett Nostalgic]

Any compensation forthcoming?

 

[SYD]

Nothing in the article.

It’s unclear if it was a direct breach of Hertz AU customers or AU clients travelling OS.

The breaches occurred in Oct and Dec 2024 (a few days after my last Hertz rental…albeit, that was in NZ). But they’ve only recently confirmed the extent of the data breach.