YAMATJI MARLPA ABORIGINAL CORPORATION BREACH RESPONSE

IDCARE advises Australian community members that have a connection with Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation to:
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Be on the look out for emails, phone calls and text messages purporting to be from Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation, financial institutions, telecommunications carriers, Government or other response agencies that request that you click on a link, provide personal or credential information, or request that you provide remote access to your device. Unfortunately, scammers and cybercriminals leverage privacy breach events in seeking to deceive community members to provide personal, account or credential information, infect devices, or motivate individuals to perform actions as part of a scam. IDCARE recommends:

• Never respond to unsolicited communications, even if the individual communicating with you knows a little bit about you, without first making your own enquiries using alternative contact methods;
• Don’t be pressured to respond to communications that create a sense of urgency to “act now.” Scammers want you to react quickly without giving you time to think. They may advise you that if you don’t act now you will lose access to a service, lose money, or even be arrested. Or they may offer you a refund or discount as a result of a data breach, but only if you respond now.
• Keep abreast of development in relation to this privacy breach by visiting Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation website.
• If you believe you have responded to a scam communication, please complete an IDCARE Get Help for Individuals form or call our Australian Case Management Centre on 0800 121 068 between 8:00am AEST and 5:30pm AEST Monday to Friday.

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