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by Defence Correspondent Andrew Greene

Optus data breach could hit telco’s multi-billion-dollar defence business

Defence says it's working with Optus and cyber agencies to determine if last week's data breach had any impact on ADF capabilities, with industry figures predicting the saga could hurt the telco's multi-billion-dollar military business.

Among the list of 10,200 stolen Optus customer details released online by the alleged hacker on Tuesday are several defence email accounts, as well as addresses linked to other government agencies. 

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