Hackers gained access to mySA Gov accounts

From en.secnews.gr

mySA Gov

yesterday afternoon, the South Australian Department of Infrastructure and Transport confirmed that mySA Gov accounts had been compromised by a cyber attack.

MySA Gov is the South Australian Government’s online platform and application that provides residents with access to an account for state services, such as checking in at a venue or completing vehicle registration transactions.

The department said the hackers had access to these accounts as account holders used the same or similar password for their mySA Gov account that they used for their account with an unrelated website. The hackers then used the passwords they had obtained from the unrelated website to gain access to a number of mySA GOV accounts.

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