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political reporter Stephanie Dalzell

Federal government calls on Optus to 'step up' handling of cyber-attack, says telco has yet to provide critical information

The federal government has called on Optus to "step up" its handling of the major data breach, saying it still has not provided government agencies with critical information about customers who had their Medicare or Centrelink details exposed.

The cyber attack occurred almost a fortnight ago, with the names, birthdates, phone numbers, healthcare and passport details of up to 9.8 million Australians potentially compromised.

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