Latitude hack now under state investigation as customers struggle to protect their accounts

Latitude Financial has revealed that a cyber attack that hit the company last week is now under investigation by the Australian Federal Police (AFP).

The company said on 16 March that it had detected unusual activity on its systems. Today, it confirmed that the activity is a sophisticated and malicious cyber attack which is still ongoing.

• SEE MORE IDCARE: Meet the cyber security charity shaping Australia and New Zealand's data breach response
• SEE MORE Australia commits to establishing second national cyber security agency
• SEE MORE Medibank bleeds $26 million in cyber costs following hack