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Information commissioner, ACMA to investigate Optus data hack

Further investigations by the information commissioner and the communications authority are being launched into the Optus cyber attack that affected millions of customers last month.

ABC News · Oct 11, 2022

Telstra chairman avoids 'hubris' on hacks

Telstra chairman John Mullen says no organisation can be sure it is completely safe from cyber attacks such as the devastating hack of its rival Optus.

AAP · Oct 11, 2022

Privacy watchdog probes Optus compo

Regulators are investigating whether Optus should pay compensation to nearly 10 million customers who had their data stolen.

The New Daily · Oct 11, 2022

Push to scrap Australia privacy exemptions for political parties due to risk of data breaches

Digital Rights Watch says cyber-attacks on political parties in 2019 narrowly avoided a breach that would have caused ‘unimaginable damage’

The Guardian - AU · Oct 10, 2022

Singtel confirms 2020 data breach after cyber-attack on Optus

Parent company of Australian telco says that the personal data of 129,000 customers and 23 businesses was obtained in a cyber-attack two years ago

The Guardian - AU · Oct 10, 2022

Telcos given new powers after Optus breach

Banks and telecommunications companies have been given new powers to respond to financial fraud after Optus was hit with a major cybersecurity breach.

AAP · Oct 9, 2022

Government considers centralising digital ID verification on myGov in wake of Optus breach

Experts warn using any single system could have its own cybersecurity weaknesses leaving data vulnerable to misuse

The Guardian - AU · Oct 7, 2022

Risk Optus breach can weaken banks: RBA

The Reserve Bank of Australia is warning that large-scale data breaches and cyberattacks could destabilise financial institutions.

AAP · Oct 7, 2022

Madonna King: Open letter to Optus CEO as customers scramble to fix telco’s mistakes

My problem is not so much the hack but with the way you continue to handle one of the biggest stuff-ups in my lifetime, Madonna King writes.

The New Daily · Oct 6, 2022

A Sydney Teenager Has Been Arrested Over An Alleged Text Scam Using Leaked Optus Customer Data

A 19-year-old man from Sydney has been arrested and charged over alleged scam texts sent to Optus customers whose data was leaked.

Pedestrian.tv · Oct 6, 2022