Latitude refuses to pay hackers’ ransom demand

Latitude refuses to pay hackers’ ransom demand

Criminals who stole the data of 14 million consumers from Latitude Financial made a ransom demand to the consumer lender,which it is refusing to pay.

  • byColin Kruger

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Hacked:Latitude confirms details of 14 million consumers stolen

Hacked:Latitude confirms details of 14 million consumers stolen

The data breach affects the driver’s licence numbers of 7.9 million Australian and New Zealand customers of retailers including Harvey Norman,JB Hi-Fi,The Good Guys and Apple.

  • byColin Kruger
Harvey Norman,JB Hi-fi customers hit in Latitude finance hack

Harvey Norman,JB Hi-fi customers hit in Latitude finance hack

Consumer finance provider Latitude Financial expects the number of victims to grow as it tries to contain the damage from hackers,who are still active in the company’s computer systems.

  • byColin Kruger andEmma Koehn
Ahmed Fahour plots next move as he exits Latitude top job
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Ahmed Fahour plots next move as he exits Latitude top job

The former head of Australia Post says he had wanted to lead the consumer finance business for three to four years.

  • byClancy Yeates
Fahour’s Latitude expands buy now,pay later push with Humm deal

Fahour’s Latitude expands buy now,pay later push with Humm deal

Latitude chief executive Ahmed Fahour says his group will be able to offer a range of interest-free loan products to Humm’s buy now,pay later and credit card customers.

  • bySarah Danckert
Latitude’s Ahmed Fahour bets on Asian expansion

Latitude’s Ahmed Fahour bets on Asian expansion

The Ahmed Fahour-led business is seeking a piece of the long-term surge in consumer spending by Asia’s rising middle class.

  • byClancy Yeates
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Pony for Christmas? Sydney’s well-heeled gallop for equestrian estates
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Pony for Christmas? Sydney’s well-heeled gallop for equestrian estates

There was a time when really lucky girls and boys scored a pony for Christmas,but in these heady times it seems an equestrian estate is more the thing.

  • byLucy Macken
Economic rebound comes with ‘health warning’:Ahmed Fahour

Economic rebound comes with ‘health warning’:Ahmed Fahour

Latitude chief executive Ahmed Fahour says the expected pre-Christmas economic rebound depends on vaccination rates continuing to climb.

  • byClancy Yeates
Latitude’s Fahour says ‘revenge spend’ to drive post-lockdown bounce

Latitude’s Fahour says ‘revenge spend’ to drive post-lockdown bounce

Latitude CEO Ahmed Fahour says that barring some unforeseen calamity,the company expects its final dividend in six months will be at the same level as the interim payment.

  • byClancy Yeates
Afterpay deal shows Australia’s fintech strength ‘right up there’,says Fahour

Afterpay deal shows Australia’s fintech strength ‘right up there’,says Fahour

As Ahmed Fahour’s Latitude unveiled the $200 million purchase of Symple Loans,the former Australia Post boss said the Afterpay deal showed the nation was performing well in financial innovation.

  • byClancy Yeates
Australia Post audit reveals $7000 spent on smart watches and luxury pens before Holgate

Australia Post audit reveals $7000 spent on smart watches and luxury pens before Holgate

A snap review of corporate expenses under ex-Australia Post boss Ahmed Fahour found watches and luxury pens were purchased during his tenure.

  • byLisa Visentin