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As they say, “You Would Have To Have Been Living Under A Rock” not to have noticed that Optus appears to have suffered the largest breach of personal information in Australian History!As a reminder here is a pretty recent article that covers a lot of the ground.Hacked Optus data goes back five yearsDavid SwanDavid Ross6:15AM September 24, 2022Hackers have obtained personal customer data dating back as far as five years, the Optus chief executive has revealed, as she delivered an emotional mea culpa for a massive data breach that has affected up to 10 million customers.Kelly Bayer Rosmarin said on Friday that current and former customers from 2017 have been caught up in the cyber attack, which has been linked to hackers using European IP addresses.The hackers have stolen the passport, driver ’s licence and phone numbers of up to 2.8 million customers – most of whom are yet to be contacted – in one of the largest data breaches in the nation’s history. Up to another seven million Optus users had their dates of birth and email addresses stolen.The executive was on the verge of tears when asked how she felt about the data breach occurring under her leadership.“[I feel] terrible,” Ms Bayer Rosmarin said. “It’s a mix of emotions. Obviously, I’m angry, that there are people out there that want to do this to our customers. I’m disappointed that we couldn’t have prevented it. I’m disappointed that it undermines all the great work we’ve been doing to be a p...
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