Eagers gauging whether customer info was compromised

Eagers gauging whether customer info was compromised
Eagers is still working out how widespread the hack was. (Image: Getty)
Paul McBeth
Trans-Tasman car dealer Eagers Automotive is still working out whether any customer information was compromised in a cyber-attack this week that prompted it to call in help from the intelligence agencies. The Australian securities exchange-listed company halted trading of its shares on Wednesday while it responded to the cyber-attack, and on Thursday it contacted the Australian and New Zealand cyber security centres and hired external experts to help manage its response and gauge the extent of the attack.  “A primary focus of th...

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