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Alexandra Koster

A Class Action Lawsuit Has Been Launched Against Optus After Their Yuuuuge 2022 Data Breach

It’s been over six months since Optus reported a huuuuuge hack and data breach, and on Friday, a class action has officially been lodged on behalf of all the customers whose data has been compromised. Hot diggity damn. Australian law firm Slater and Gordon will be taking on the big dogs, Optus, with the class action being lodged on behalf of more than 100,000 people. Lawyers argue that Optus failed in its duty of care to protect customers, with accusations that the company breached “privacy, telecommunicaton and consumer laws.”

“We have people who work in frontline occupations — police officers — very, very concerned that criminals will find out where they live,” Slater and Gordon’s Ben Hardwick told the ABC.

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