{"id":63023,"date":"2021-11-05T08:13:48","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T21:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/?p=63023"},"modified":"2021-11-05T08:14:28","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T21:44:28","slug":"mysa-gov-accounts-hacked-in-cyber-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/mysa-gov-accounts-hacked-in-cyber-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"mySA GOV Accounts Hacked In Cyber Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>More than 2,000 SA driver\u2019s licences were compromised when hackers accessed mySA GOV accounts following a cyber attack on an unrelated website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/fiveaa-sports-show-with-rowey-bicks\/roweys-sports-show-podcast-4-november-2021\/embed\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Rowey's Sports Show Podcast - 4 November 2021\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Department of Transport says the mySA GOV app used for COVID check-ins has not been affected.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to The Advertiser:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The security breach has prompted a call for affected South Australians to change their driver\u2019s licence numbers, which are listed in the state government app and can be used to steal a person\u2019s ID.<\/p><p>The Transport Department on Thursday revealed 2601 accounts on the digital platform had been compromised by hackers, who acquired the passwords via a cyber attack on an unrelated website.<\/p><p>Of those hacked, 2008 accounts contained registration and licensing information.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More than 2000 South Aussie driver\u2019s licences were accessed in a cyberattack that uncovered passwords to mySA GOV accounts. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/G_Polychronis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@G_Polychronis<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheAdvertiser?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheAdvertiser<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WSmINfnHv6\">https:\/\/t.co\/WSmINfnHv6<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Advertiser (@theTiser) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theTiser\/status\/1456163672846262274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Transport Department says affected customers have been emailed about the breach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris McArdle from the department told David &amp; Will on FIVEAA Breakfast the hack does not relate to the mySA GOV app currently used for COVID check-ins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThere is no compromise or connection to that for this incident,\u201d Mr McArdle said on Friday.<\/p><p>\u201cThat\u2019s really important for the community to understand that the COVID safe check-in that is part of that app is completely unaffected and all the data that is associated with that is still safe and secure\u2026 none of that has been affected.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>FIVEAA FACEBOOK LIVE STREAM &#8211; FRIDAY 5 NOVEMBER &#8211; WATCH HE<strong>RE:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F1395FIVEAA%2Fvideos%2F1077700839724855%2F&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=560&#038;t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 2,000 SA driver\u2019s licences were compromised when hackers accessed mySA GOV accounts following a cyber attack on an unrelated website. 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