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The data breach includes passports, driver's licences, Medicare, phone numbers, and home addresses.Summary
Byron Kaye writing for Reuters, makes the following points:
- About 10 million customer accounts were affected.
- Australian No. 3 internet provider TPG says its increasing cybersecurity security checks.
- Telstra "will continue to consider what other steps we may need to implement as we learn more about the Optus incident".
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- OCT 2022 Government strengthens powers for telcos to share affected data following Optus hack-ABC News
- OCT 2022 Sydney man arrested for alleged SMS scam using leaked data from Optus cyberattack-Nine News
