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‘Compensation from Optus’: Telco under pressure to pay for hack cleanup

Optus is under pressure to foot the bill for replacing personal information exposed to criminals in a huge hack last week.

The New Daily · Sep 28, 2022

The 'Optus hacker' claims they've deleted the data. Here's what experts want you to know

Shortly after Australian telecommunications company Optus announced the identity data of millions of customers had been stolen, a person claiming to be the hacker announced they would delete the data for US$1 million.

The Conversation · Sep 28, 2022

State Govts Are Making Optus Fork Out For Millions Of New Driver’s Licences After Data Breach

Millions of Optus customers will be able to order new driver's licences for free and Optus is expected to foot the multi-million-dollar bill.

Pedestrian.tv · Sep 27, 2022

Optus data breach could allow fraudsters to commit range of damaging crimes, expert says

John Theodosis is one of thousands of Australians at serious risk after the Optus data breach. As the company and officials scramble to safeguard the victims, we ask how their information could be used.

ABC News · Sep 27, 2022

The Optus customer data breach could lead to a class action lawsuit. What might that look like?

As a law firm says it is investigating whether a data management deficiency led to customer information being leaked, experts say a class action against Optus would be unlike any previous lawsuits.

ABC News · Sep 27, 2022

Banks, regulators to stem Optus fallout

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has revealed financial regulators, banks and government agencies are stepping up data privacy protections following the Optus hack.

AAP · Sep 27, 2022

Child’s play? Damning verdict on ‘trivial’ Optus hack

Optus is under fire for lacklustre cyber security and failing to disclose key details about the hack to consumers.

The New Daily · Sep 27, 2022

Optus data breach: Australians will be able to change their driver’s licence with telco to pay

Federal opposition wants commonwealth to allow people to get new passports for free too – and quickly

The Guardian - AU · Sep 27, 2022

Federal government under pressure to reveal Optus data breach plan as FBI called in to help

Sources say Labor is considering options including a parliamentary review or inquiry into massive cyber-attack

The Guardian - AU · Sep 27, 2022

Alleged Optus hacker apologises for data breach and drops ransom threat

Online account claims it published records of 10,000 customers and threatened to release more before change of heart

The Guardian - AU · Sep 27, 2022