Privacy watchdog 'monitoring' telemarketer after financial information posted to dark web in data breach

Two charities have said that banking details of their supporters were stolen and leaked on the dark web in a major cyber hack affecting more than 50,000 Australians. Key points: Pareto Phone collects donations from charity supporters At least 12 charities have confirmed donor data was leaked About 50,000 people have been impacted The ABC revealed last week that thousands of Australians had identifying details including home addresses and dates of birth published on the dark web four months after third-party fundraiser Pareto Phone was targeted by hackers. Credit card data leaked Expired credit card details were among the personal information stolen by cyber criminals. WWF: 20,500 donors from between 2012 and 2022 Australian Conservation Foundation: 13,500 donors from 2013 to 2021 PLAN: 8,000 donors, data from 2009 - includes financial information, unknown number of donors affected The Heart Foundation: 4,600 donors from 2008 Canteen: 2,600 donors from 2020 and 2021 Fred Hollows Foundation: 1,700 of its donors between 2013 and 2014 Amnesty International Australia: 1,500 donors The Cancer Council: A "very small number" of donors, but the charity said it's still waiting to confirm The Children's Cancer Institute: The charity said, "the files affected were internal administrative files only." Médecins Sans Frontières: to be confirmed, personal details and bank details from 2012 to 2015 Save the Children: working to confirm affected donor numbers Bush Heritage Australia: data accessed from 2012 to 2014, no financial information was included Vision Australia: no details provided yet Zero fines issued to companies after penalties increased Australian Privacy Principles, which guide the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner's enforcement of the Privacy Act, compels entities to destroy sensitive information once it is no longer needed.