Optus CEO says data breach is result of 'sophisticated criminals'

Optus says up to 10m customers caught in cyber attack

Australian company Optus, owned by Singapore Telecommunications, said it will contact up to 10 million customers whose personal details were taken in a "sophisticated" hack, but added no corporate clients were compromised.

Australia’s Optus says up to 10M customers caught in cyber attack

Australian No. 2 telco Optus, owned by Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, said it will contact up to 10 million customers whose personal details were taken in a "sophisticated" hack, but added no corporate clients were compromised.

Trevor Long explains the major Optus cyber attack

Today tech expert Trevor Long breaks down how millions of Optus customers have been affected.

Optus customers affected by cyberattack

Up to nine million Optus customers are affected by a colossal cyberattack. UNSW Institute for Cyber Security Enterprise Director Nigel Phair says this hack of data will go down in history as the “worst data breach that has ever occurred” in Australia. Mr Phair told Sky News Australia that Optus users should have a “heightened vigilance” and should utilise wherever additional multifactorial authenticity is accepted to safeguard personal data. “T…

Optus cyber-attack could involve customers dating back to 2017

CEO says company has not yet confirmed how many people were affected by hack, but 9.8 million was ‘worst case scenario’Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastOptus customers dating as far back as 2017 could be caught up in the massive hack of the telecommunications company’s database, CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin has revealed.Bayer Rosmarin told reporters on Friday that the company is still not sure exactly how many custo…

Optus CEO ‘very confident’ data breach was a ‘sophisticated attack’

Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin says the company is confident the data breach, which led to millions of people’s information being compromised, was a “sophisticated attack”. Optus is now working “very closely” with the appropriate authorities and the Australian Federal Police as the case has turned into a criminal investigation. “We’re devastated that this could occur, but it’s a good warning to all organisations that even if you have strong cyb…