An apparently "limited" data breach at an Aussie telco giant turned out to have leaked 280,000 customer details

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• TPG Telecom confirmed a cyberattack with the country's securities exchange agency
• Unidentified crooks stole an employee's account login and used it to exfiltrate sensitive data
• Customers of its iiNet sub-brand were affected

TPG Telecom, a major Australian telecommunications provider, suffered what it described as a “limited” cyberattack - however, judging by the amount of personal information stolen, that “limited” comes with quite large quotation marks.