
{"id":28512,"date":"2026-01-22T08:40:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T21:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whiddon.com.au\/comms\/?p=28512"},"modified":"2026-01-22T08:42:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T21:42:53","slug":"an-important-security-update-for-whiddon-residents-clients-and-representatives-21-01-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whiddon.com.au\/comms\/an-important-security-update-for-whiddon-residents-clients-and-representatives-21-01-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Important information regarding security for Whiddon Residents, Clients and Representatives 22 01 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Dear Whiddon Residents, Clients and Representatives,<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>IMPORTANT SECURITY REMINDER: Be Alert to Payment Scams<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">We want to remind you to stay vigilant when it comes to emails requesting changes to payment or bank account details.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Scammers sometimes impersonate legitimate organisations, including aged care providers, and send fraudulent emails requesting payments to new or unfamiliar bank details.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>What you need to know:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Whiddon will never email you requesting payment to new bank details<\/strong><br \/>\nOur bank account details do not change. Any communication about payment details will come through official channels and can be verified by calling us directly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Do not make payments to new or unfamiliar bank details<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you receive an email requesting payment to new or changed bank details &#8211; even if it appears to come from Whiddon or references an &#8220;ERP&#8221; &#8211; do not transfer any funds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Always verify before you pay<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you&#8217;re ever unsure about payment details or receive an unexpected request, please call us directly on 1300 738 388. Never verify payment information by replying to emails.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">If you receive a suspicious email claiming to be from Whiddon, please contact us on 1300 738 388 so we can investigate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Thank you for your vigilance and ongoing trust in Whiddon. If you have any concerns or questions, please don&#8217;t hesitate to contact us.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Whiddon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Whiddon Residents, Clients and Representatives, IMPORTANT SECURITY REMINDER: Be Alert to Payment Scams We want to remind you to stay vigilant when it comes to emails requesting changes to payment or bank account details. Scammers sometimes impersonate legitimate organisations, including aged care providers, and send fraudulent emails requesting payments to new or unfamiliar bank [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whiddon.com.au\/comms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whiddon.com.au\/comms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whiddon.com.au\/comms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whiddon.com.au\/comms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whiddon.com.au\/comms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28512"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.whiddon.com.au\/comms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28522,"href":"https:\/\/www.whiddon.com.au\/comms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28512\/revisions\/28522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whiddon.com.au\/comms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whiddon.com.au\/comms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whiddon.com.au\/comms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}