Property giant Meriton has suffered a data breach, joining a string of firms that have been attacked by hackers in the past 12 months.
The company, which is known for its property development activities and serviced apartment accommodation operation, has confirmed to the ABC it was attacked more than two months ago on January 14.
The stolen data is believed to include personal information such as bank details, birth certificates and employee-related details such as salary information and HR issues.
Meriton has linked the attack to an unknown third party, the ABC reported on Wednesday, and says it's taken "appropriate" steps to notify up to 1900 guests and workers of the breach.
It's also in contact with the Australian Cyber Security Centre and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.
In recent days, consumer finance company Latitude Group revealed 14 million Australian and NZ customers were exposed after personal records were stolen from its systems by hackers.
The attack, detected earlier this month, snared 7.9 million drivers licences, about 53,000 passport numbers and an additional 6.1 million records, including names, addresses, telephone numbers and dates of birth.
The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission on Tuesday urged business leaders to re-double efforts to keep their customers safe amid a spike in online financial scams and identity theft.
More than $569 million was reported stolen in scams in 2022, but this only represents 13 per cent of the actual figure, ACCC chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb told an Australian Financial Review Banking Summit.
Millions of people had their personal data stolen last year in a series of high-profile hacks, including of Medibank and Optus.
AAP is seeking comment from Meriton.
