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Australian police seek to protect customers after Optus hack

Authorities say perpetrator of one of country’s biggest cyberattacks used ‘obfuscation techniques’ to hide identity.

Al Jazeera

Impacted by the Optus data breach? Here's how to replace your passport, drivers licence and Medicare card

Did you get a message from Optus about your identification documents being exposed in the cyber attack? Here's what you need to know about replacing them.

ABC News

Australian police seek to protect 10,000 customers after Optus hack

Australian authorities said on Friday they have commenced an operation to protect the personal information of 10,000 people whose data may have been shared online after a cyber attack on Optus, the country's second-largest telco.

Reuters

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Optus says it needed to keep identity data for six years. But did it really?

Among the many questions raised by the Optus data leak – cybersecurity experts are confident it wasn’t a hack, but that may have to be decided by a court – is why the company was storing so much personal information for so long.

The Conversation

Ruling on Telstra-TPG deal due in December

The competition watchdog says it needs more time to assess Telstra and TPG's network sharing pact and will likely rule on it in early December.

AAP

Police say hacker concealed ID in Australian privacy breach

Police say the hacker who stole the personal data of almost 10 million people in one of Australia’s worst privacy breaches concealed their identity, actions and whereabouts

The Independent UK

Optus data breach: federal police launch ‘Operation Guardian’ to protect identity of 10,000 victims

AFP assistant commissioner Justine Gough said force wanted to ‘supercharge’ protection from identity crime and financial fraud

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AFP moves to protect thousands of Optus customers whose data was released online

The Australian Federal Police launches an operation to protect more than 10,000 Optus data breach victims whose details were leaked online, as investigators work to identify those responsible.

ABC News

Optus to pay for new passports

Optus has agreed to pay for replacement passports following a massive data breach, the prime minister says.

AAP

Great: Turns Out 10,000s Of Folks Who’ve Never Even Used Optus Have Had Their Data Breached Too

Two Australian telecommunications companies owned by Optus have warned customers their data could have been exposed in last week's breach.

Pedestrian.tv

Optus data breach raises questions about how best to protect people's personal data

As the extent of the Optus data breach emerges, a past victim of identity fraud urges people to more tightly guard their online security, as a cyber security researcher says tougher laws on company data retention are needed.

ABC News

Accountants report spike in hackers lodging false tax returns, superannuation claims

With almost half the adult population of Australia affected by the Optus security breach, questions are swirling about how stolen identity data can be misused.

ABC News

Optus hack must prompt crackdown on data hoarding, experts say

Privacy experts say that more robust privacy protections are required in light of the Optus data breach last week.

The New Daily

I've given out my Medicare number. How worried should I be about the latest Optus data breach?

Medicare card numbers are the latest personal details to be exposed as part of the Optus data breach.

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The Guardian - AU

Optus tells former Virgin Mobile and Gomo customers they could also be part of data breach

Identification repair service receives a month’s worth of complaint calls in three days as government pressures telco to pay for replacement ID documents

The New Daily

Optus hack: Telcos face tougher fines in looming legal crackdown

Optus and other telecommunications giants face a massive crackdown as the federal government prepares to rush through new privacy laws.

The Guardian - AU

PM indicates timeframe for Indigenous voice referendum – as it happened

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The Independent UK

Australia flags tough new data protection laws this year

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says Australia could have tough new data protection laws in place this year in an urgent response to a cyberattack on a telecommunications company that stole the personal data of 9.8 million customers

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The Guardian - AU

Companies could be forced to delete customer data used to prove ID, Labor suggests

Albanese government considering sweeping overhaul of data retention and privacy laws following massive Optus cyber hack

Newcastle Herald

Optus hack exposes failure to prepare

Reports the Optus hacker has withdrawn the threat to release more personal data onto the web is cold comfort for the more than 10,000 people whose information was dumped.

Pedestrian.tv

Gladys Berejiklian, Optus Managing Director, Is… Where RN?

*Playing snake on a nokia.*

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: hurricane with 240km/h winds hits Florida, blueberry pesticide fears, rents climbing fast

Thursday: There were reports of widespread power cuts and fears of a coastal storm surge as the category 4 storm made landfall. Plus: Denmark’s protest kit at the World Cup in Qatar

ABC News

Too much data collection means we're more at risk of having personal details stolen, expert says

With so many businesses collecting and storing unnecessary amounts of personal information on their customers, we're more at risk than ever of having our personal data stolen, a security expert warns.

ABC News

What does the Optus data breach reveal about corporate governance problems around cyber security?

The Optus data breach "should strike fear in the hearts of all directors and senior managers" in Australia, says Governance Institute of Australia chief Megan Motto.

AAP

Effects of Optus breach will linger: Jones

The federal government has warned that the impacts of the Optus data breach are going to be felt for a long time.

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