Optus offers free data but customers could seek thousands in compensation

Optus offers free data but customers could seek thousands in compensation

The telecommunications industry ombudsman warned she was prepared to force Optus into large compensation payments if it refused to settle claims.

  • byPaul Sakkal,David Swan andOlivia Ireland

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Message to Optus:It’s better to say too much than too little

Message to Optus:It’s better to say too much than too little

Even if you can’t tell customers what is going on and when it will be fixed,it is better to over-communicate – even if there is nothing to say.

  • byElizabeth Knight
‘Particularly concerning’:Minister announces review of nationwide Optus outage

‘Particularly concerning’:Minister announces review of nationwide Optus outage

Federal Communications Minister Michelle Rowland says the government will undertake a “post-incident telecommunications review” into the network outage,which affected millions of Australians on Wednesday.

  • bySarah Keoghan,David Swan andOlivia Ireland
What caused the Optus outage?

What caused the Optus outage?

The network went dark at 4am this morning,cutting off millions and throwing hospitals and rail networks into chaos. Here’s what we know.

  • byDavid Swan andBen Grubb
Optus:Unlucky,accident-prone or culpable?

Optus:Unlucky,accident-prone or culpable?

This company is either highly accident-prone or – statistically improbable as it might be – extremely unlucky.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Optus hack to cost at least $140 million

Optus hack to cost at least $140 million

Chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin has moved to defuse tensions with the Albanese government by praising its response to the Medibank cyber-attack

  • byZoe Samios
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REA investors urged to give Optus CEO the boot after hack attack

REA investors urged to give Optus CEO the boot after hack attack

One of Australia’s largest proxy advisers is recommending REA Group investors vote against the re-election of Optus chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin to the board amid the fallout from the telco’s hacking scandal.

  • byColin Kruger
Optus was set to dine out on its success. Then the hack happened

Optus was set to dine out on its success. Then the hack happened

The country’s second-largest telecommunications company has become a case study in how a corporate problem can become a political maelstrom.

  • byNick Bonyhady andZoe Samios
Optus recruits crisis expert as poor hack notification shreds brand

Optus recruits crisis expert as poor hack notification shreds brand

The embattled telco has hired former Howard advisor and journalist David Luff to help it navigate through its hacking crisis.

  • byZoe Samios andNick Bonyhady
Confusion,chaos and concern after Optus text blitz

Confusion,chaos and concern after Optus text blitz

New texts from Optus have triggered further confusion following the cyberattack. The digital minister and banks explain what you need to do – and not do – now.

  • byJulie Power
‘Actions speak louder than words’:150,000 passport numbers in Optus hack

‘Actions speak louder than words’:150,000 passport numbers in Optus hack

An independent review,to be carried out by Deloitte,will look at how the hack happened but will not be made public.

  • byNick Bonyhady