IDCARE as New Zealand’s national identity and cyber support community service has been engaged by Pacificezy to assist community members who have concerns about the exposure of their personal information due to the Pacificezy cyber incident.
IDCARE is an independent charity focused on supporting community members that have concerns about their personal, account or credential information. We have been asked by NGS Super to extend our support to impacted persons via the provision of expert advice, as such the recommendations below and IDCARE specialist Case Management services are available.
Note that IDCARE's National Case Management specialises in cases where individuals believe they have experienced identity exploitation and misuse or have grave concerns about this risk.
IDCARE Case Managers work every day with community members who experience the compromise or exploitation of their personal information. They understand the real risks, concerns and needs of our community. If you have specific concerns or seek further guidance on the below recommendations. Please submit an Individual Get Help Form and use the reference code provided in your notification.
The exposure of personal information can heighten risks around scammer engagement. In fact, notifications about a breach itself can also heighten risks, as scammers can seek to impersonate the breached organisation when engaging with notified persons.
The exposure of personal information can heighten risks around scammer engagement. In fact, notifications about a breach itself can also heighten risks, as scammers can seek to impersonate the breached organisation when engaging with notified persons.
Remain scam vigilant by:
If you believe you have responded to a scam engagement, please complete an IDCARE Get Help form to request assistance.
IDCARE has formed response recommendations relating to the credentials potentially exposed as a result of the NGS Super cyber incident. NGS Super has informed IDCARE that not all attributes were exposed for each individual impacted. Driver Licence, Passport and bank details were only exposed for a small number of individuals. Please refer to your incident notification for specifics on what information of yours was exposed.
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