Business & Finance / 04 October 2022
Numbers on the Optus cyber attack
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More details about the Optus data hack were revealed yesterday – 9.8 million current and past customers’ data was accessed. And yes, we already knew that… Now, Optus reckons 7.7 million of those don’t need to replace their ID because their data wasn’t collected/recorded properly/is out of date. But 2.1 million will likely need to replace their ID, including about 150,000 customers’ passports and 50,000 who shared Medicare details. Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin continues to apologise for the breach as confusion reigns over what it all means. She has hired consultants Deloitte to conduct an independent external review of the attack. The Albanese Government wants the company to “step up” its response to the breach with Government Services Minister Bill Shorten saying efforts to date are “not enough.”
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