Protecta.com.au

In 2019 the Australian company Protecta which specializes in floor protection and dust control suffered a data breach. The incident resulted in the unauthorized exposure of approximately 60000 user records. The leaked information originated from the company database and included sensitive details such as customer names email addresses and hashed passwords. The breach highlights vulnerabilities in e-commerce and retail platforms where customer account data is targeted for secondary attacks like credential stuffing.