Optus CEO exit a 'sacrifice for reputation gods' Australia's corruption watchdog doesn't think Optus chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin's exit serves any purpose other than a quick reputational boost. AAP · Nov 20, 2023
More than 200 Optus customers unable to call triple zero during 14-hour outage, Senate inquiry told Chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin faced grilling at Senate inquiry on Friday over last week’s network outage The Guardian - AU · Nov 17, 2023
The Optus outage shows us the perils of having vital networks in private hands Optus chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin is set to front a Senate inquiry this week, probing last week’s colossal outage which left millions stranded without internet or mobile phone connectivity for a staggering 14 hours. The Conversation · Nov 15, 2023
Telcos could be forced to let customers roam rival networks during outages under plan Optus opposed The proposal is similar to changes Canada introduced last year after a lengthy outage nearly identical to the Optus one The Guardian - AU · Nov 9, 2023
Optus blackout explained: what is a ‘deep network’ outage and what may have caused it? Optus customers woke up this morning to find they were unable to get their social media fix, and they weren’t happy. Around 4am AEDT, customers started to report an inability to access both mobile and home internet services. The Conversation · Nov 8, 2023
In a crisis, Optus appears to be ignoring Communications 101 Millions of Optus customers are in the wilderness of a nationwide network outage that began at 4am. The Conversation · Nov 8, 2023
Australian police probe purported hacker's ransom demand Australia's second-largest wireless carrier says police are investigating that a purported hacker is already releasing the stolen personal data of its customers and demanding a $1 million ransom in cryptocurrency The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022
Optus cyber-attack could involve customers dating back to 2017 CEO says company has not yet confirmed how many people were affected by hack, but 9.8 million was ‘worst case scenario’ The Guardian - AU · Sep 23, 2022