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Our data needs a fortress — one secured by either government or private sector

Australia’s digital landscape is expanding. Unfortunately, our cybersecurity capacity is not keeping pace, as the Optus hack displayed.

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No safety in numbers

At least 2.1 million of the 9.8 million victims of the Optus hack need to replace their ID, and there’s another rate rise on the cards today.

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Morning mail: Queensland police failure in assault case, UK U-turn on tax cuts for well-off, ID scam fears

Tuesday: Queensland and NSW police lost key documents and failed to investigate a series of alleged sexual assaults against a 14-year-old girl. Plus: the must-read books for October

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‘Guinea pigs’: How Optus exposed millions of customer records

Investigations into the Optus breach are now centring on the question of whether the telco made a basic error by using real customers' data.

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Disability provider acknowledges data hack four months after it happened

Lifestyle Solutions accused of delay in acknowledging cyber breach

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Optus data breach: how to protect yourself from credit fraud

Experts suggest using credit reporting bodies, checking credit score and placing credit ban to increase security

The Guardian - AU

Guardian Essential poll: one in two Australians want stronger privacy laws after Optus breach

Survey finds 51% of respondents support restrictions on amount of data private companies can collect and 47% are worried about governments harvesting personal information

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Optus reveals at least 2.1 million ID numbers exposed in massive data breach

Telco says 150,000 passport and 50,000 Medicare numbers have been stolen as it announces independent review

The Guardian - AU

Optus reveals more than 2 million customers had personal ID numbers compromised in cyber attack

Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin provided the fresh figures in a video message posted online and has said "while the numbers have come down" the company remains "deeply, deeply sorry" for the leak of information.

ABC News

Optus’ full-page newspaper apology — a lazy concept way past its use-by date

A carefully worded, legally vetted letter pulled together by comms professionals will be cold comfort to victims of the data breach.

Crikey

Optus unveils hack review amid public fury

Optus has unveiled an external review of its hack as the public and ministers vent their fury at the telco.

The New Daily

Raising a red flag

Vladimir Putin’s man in Australia says we have been ‘brainwashed’ into supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia, and Australians lose an average $1000 a year from gambling.

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Passwords are flawed, but it's likely we'll be using them for decades. Here's why you should review yours

As Australians contemplate their online security, the digital world is on the brink of a major change in the way people protect their personal details. But that doesn't mean we'll be saying goodbye to passwords anytime soon.

ABC News

Optus launches external review of breach

Optus will commission an independent, external review of its security systems, controls and processes following a significant cyber attack.

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Optus under fire from government over delaying information handover

The government has stepped up pressure on Optus to immediately hand over the information it has on people whose data was breached by the hacking of the telecommunications giant.

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

The federal government says Optus has not yet provided government agencies with critical information about customers who had their Medicare or Centrelink details exposed.

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‘Simply Not Sufficient’: The Govt Has Slammed Optus For Being Slack Not Cooperating With It

“We seek Optus to step up its communication and transparency with government.”

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Select group of Optus customers should cancel licences and passports immediately, minister says

Clare O’Neil says Optus has emailed 10,200 customers who had their records posted online after 10 million people affected in larger cyber hack

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Australian government slams Optus for cybersecurity breach

The Australian government on Sunday levelled its harshest criticism yet against Optus, the second-biggest telecoms company, for a cybersecurity breach that affected the equivalent of 40% of the country's population.

The Guardian - AU

Anti-corruption body could examine Scott Morrison over Coalition’s ‘sports rorts’, Labor suggests

Attorney general Mark Dreyfus insists new commission ‘is not an exercise in political payback’ and says it could tap phones of federal politicians

AAP

Plea for Optus to help protect customers

The federal government is calling on Optus to work with it in protecting Australians caught up in a massive data breach.

ABC News

Past Optus customers have had their data exposed — why did the company still have it?

Past Optus customers caught up in the data breach are questioning why the company was still holding on to their information.

ABC News

Optus takes out full-page newspaper advertisements to apologise over data breach

The telecommunications company has taken out massive advertisements in newspapers across the country to apologise to customers and direct them to a new help website.

The Guardian - AU

Peter FitzSimons to step down as ARM chair; protesters picket CPAC – as it happened

FitzSimons says a new generation is stepping up to lead republic campaign. This blog is now closed

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Optus hack lesson learned by Tasmanian organisations, who say they are better prepared for cyber attacks

The Optus hack has again highlighted the risk posed to large companies by cyber criminals, but smaller enterprises are also vulnerable — and these Tasmanian organisations say they aren't leaving things to chance.

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