'It's been a nightmare': Australians targeted by MyGov hack

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'It's been a nightmare': Australians targeted by MyGov hack
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Sharon received a notification back in 2020 that someone was attempting to access her personal MyGov account. Despite changing her password immediately. It was too late. 9News

woman is one of many whose account has been targeted by hackers and is warning people to take extreme care with their online security.Sharon received a notification back in 2020 that someone was attempting to access her personal MyGov account.Hackers harvested her data from the Australian Tax Office, Medicare and Centrelink, and last year claimed $47,000 from ATO under business activity statements.

Scammers have continued to apply for credit cards in her name and have threatened to publish her details on the dark web."They hacked my account on MyGov and I don't know how they did that. "It all started in 2020, and I have got a file probably 25cm thick, I've had to do so much, it consumes you."Sharon received a notification back in 2020 that someone was attempting to access her personal MyGov account.

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