What happened
In October 2022 Woolworths disclosed that its MyDeal marketplace had suffered a breach affecting around 2.2 million customers, exposing contact details and, for a subset, dates of birth [insideretail-md]. The breach came days after the major Optus and Medibank incidents.
Timeline
- 2022-10 — Woolworths disclosed the MyDeal breach; ~2.2M customers affected [insideretail-md].
Current status
Disclosed and remediated; customers notified. Figures are as reported. [insideretail-md]
Why it matters
Part of the late-2022 wave of Australian breaches that pushed privacy reform up the agenda.