Michael suspects personal information he submitted to rent application platforms was leaked online. And analysis shows millions of documents may also be at risk
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Michael* has spent the past two months trying to get his digital identity back.
The 47-year-old Victorian schoolteacher was in the process of moving to a new town and applying for rental properties online. Around this time – and unbeknown to him – his mobile phone number was transferred to someone else.