2024 Data breach — 403k+
Data compromised
Names, DOB, addresses, emails, phones, competition entries
Technical writeup
Mar 2024. MediaWorks (New Zealand) competition database breached. 403k+ people. Exposed: names, DOB, gender, addresses, emails, phones, competition entries (images, videos). Voting data from The Block (2017–2020). Hackers demanded ransom from victims.
Root cause
System vulnerability; database access.