Joint investigation launched into how Latitude handled personal data following major hack

Latitude finance was hacked earlier this year.  (ABC News: Dannielle Maguire)

An investigation into the Latitude Group's personal information handling practice following a cyber attack has begun by Australia and New Zealand's privacy regulators. 

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) and the New Zealand Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) said the decision followed preliminary inquiries into the matter by both regulators.