digiDirect Data Breach

What happened?

In September 2024, a data breach sourced from the Australian retailer digiDirect was published to a popular hacking forum . The breach exposed over 300k rows of data including email and physical address, name, phone number and date of birth. Approximately half the email addresses were on domains from external marketplaces including Amazon, eBay and Westfield.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is September 29, 2024. The record was added to the catalogue on October 25, 2024 and last updated there on October 25, 2024.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Dates of birth
• Email addresses
• Names
• Phone numbers
• Physical addresses

These are incident-level categories. The record does not prove that every category was exposed for every affected person.

Who may be affected?

This record may be relevant to people who had an account or other relationship with digiDirect or used digidirect.com.au around September 29, 2024. A catalogue entry does not establish that every customer was affected or that every listed data category applied to each person. Compare the record with an official notice addressed to you.

What should you do?

Choose actions that match the information involved. If you find signs that someone is using your identity, the Federal Trade Commission provides a personal recovery plan at IdentityTheft.gov.