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Optus data breach fresh reminder of barriers facing West Australian fraud victims, as government admits its own breach

The WA government says it's looking at all options to safeguard West Australians' identities, after concerns were raised they have been left uniquely vulnerable by last week's cyber attack on Optus.

That's because while every other state allows for driver's licence numbers to be changed in situations like this, WA does not.

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