Optus was the victim of a cyberattack. 22 September 2022 0200 PM.
AAP ImageBianca De Marchi A cyber attack that could impact thousands of Optus customers has many on edge with consumer.
. Hackers behind the massive data breach release thousands of personal details amid 15 million ransom 7NEWS Personal records of 10000 Optus. Optus Australia Business Security Telecommunications Optus is refusing to reveal how a cyberattack compromised the data of its almost 10 million customers including. Optus is collaborating with the AFP OAIC and other regulators to investigate the attack and protect against any further data breaches.
SYDNEY Australia Australias No. Signage is seen at an Optus store. Australian unit of telecoms firm Singapore Telecommunications Optus said earlier today it was investigating the unauthorized access of customer data after a cyberattack.
A portion of its 97 million customers have been impacted though the exact. The attack - which under a worst case scenario has compromised the personal data of 98 million customers - became known to Optus on Wednesday afternoon. Cybersecurity Minister Clare ONeil said Optus was responsible for the breach and noted such lapses in other jurisdictions would be met with fines in the hundreds of millions of.
2 telecoms firm Optus hit by a massive cyber attack faced a barrage of criticism on Tuesday September 27 with the government accusing it. Security Optus attack exposes customer information Personal details of 11 million customers purportedly offered for sale. The Australian Cyber Security Centre is working with Optus to lock down its systems secure any data against further breaches and trace the attackers.
The scale of the attack is still being assessed but Optus said up to 98 million customers could have been impacted. Optus has suffered a cyber attack and data breach. Optus systems and services including.
In response to the attack the federal. Optus Australias second largest telco suffered a cyber attack yesterday 22 September. Optus cyber attack.
The cyber attack which resulted in the personal information of up to 98 million Optus customers being illegally accessed is a huge wake-up call to all Australians to be vigilant. Optus said users payment details and account. Following a cyberattack Optus is investigating the possible unauthorised access of current and former customers information.
Optus cyber attack fallout The persons believed to be behind the massive Optus hack have backflipped on a threat to release tens of thousands of Australians data to the. A cyber expert has explained how Optus customers will know theyve been hacked after the telco suffered a major cyber attack that left millions compromised. Reports suggest up to 28 million Australians have been implicated in the cybersecurity breach which could have leaked information such as passport and licence.
We immediately took action to block the attack which only targeted Optus customer data.