<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Australian super funds including AustralianSuper have been hit by an apparent cybersecurity attack, with stolen passwords used to target member's accounts.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>AustralianSuper's Chief Member Officer Rose Kerlin said the fund had seen a spike in suspicious activity in the last week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Over the past week, we have seen a spike in suspicious activity across our member portal and mobile app and we are urging members to take steps to protect themselves online," Kerlin said.  </span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/tony-mokbel-bail-hearing-decision-outcome-melbourne-court/5d0eecd8-75d4-4e32-ad48-5c1ea2123efe"><strong><span>Notorious gangster Tony Mokbel to walk from prison</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This week we identified that cybercriminals may have used up to 600 members' stolen passwords to log into their accounts in attempts to commit fraud," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"While we took immediate action to lock these accounts and let those members know."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The fund encouraged its members to log into their account to check that their bank account and contact details are correct.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/super-funds-hit-in-apparent-cyber-attack/bb29f397-c409-4ff7-8a3a-f9603e06e4ce" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The full scale of the breach is not yet known, but it is believed that multiple super funds have been affected by data breaches.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>More to come.</span></em></div></div>