MediaWorks is investigating the alleged hack of over 2.4 million New Zealanders' data which is being offered for sale on the dark web.
The hacker claims to have stolen people's names, addresses, mobile numbers, email addresses, date of birth, home phone numbers, user IDs and other private information.
It is also claimed the hacker has information on questionnaire answers, how users voted on The Block between 2017 and 2020, along with video and music materials.
A MediaWorks spokesperson told 1News they were made aware of the claim the company had "been subject to a cybersecurity incident" yesterday evening.
"The claims relate to data from website competition entries.
"We take our data security seriously and the technology team is investigating the potential incident with the support of external experts.
"Last night all current competition entries were moved to a new secure database."
The hackers claim to have stolen data on more than 2.4 million people. (Source: 1News)
MediaWorks both owned and operated Three television before Discovery took ownership of the channel in 2020.
The company currently runs a range of radio stations which include The Edge, George FM, More FM, Mai FM, The Rock, The Breeze, Rova and Magic.
Police have been contacted for comment.
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