​​​​​​​Latitude Financial hit by cyber attack, more than 300,000 identity documents stolen

Latitude Financial says the data of more than 300,000 customers was stolen in the 'malicious' cyber attack.

Latitude Financial — a company that issues consumer loans and runs a buy now, pay later scheme used by major retailers — has revealed hackers have stolen the personal information of more than 300,000 customers, including drivers licences.

The non-bank lender told the ASX it had detected unusual activity on its systems "over the last few days" that "appears to be a sophisticated and malicious cyber attack".