Optus customer growth stunted by cyberattack

Optus customer growth stunted by cyberattack

The telco’s chief executive says the company has returned to net positive customer growth since December,but momentum remains slower than before the breach.

  • byMillie Muroi

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Optus boss says ‘skilled criminal’ behind cyberattack,admits telco lost customers

Optus boss says ‘skilled criminal’ behind cyberattack,admits telco lost customers

The telco’s chief executive said the hack was complex and carried out by someone with “knowledge of Optus’ systems”,despite government comments that the attack was simple.

  • byMillie Muroi
Five data breaches in six months hit millions of Australians

Five data breaches in six months hit millions of Australians

The number of large-scale privacy breaches in Australia leapt by a quarter in the last six months of 2022.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Scammer sentenced for texts demanding money from Optus hack victims

Scammer sentenced for texts demanding money from Optus hack victims

Dennis Su downloaded the phone numbers of nearly 100 people affected by the Optus data hack and sent them threatening text messages demanding money.

  • bySarah McPhee
As hackers pivot to Asia Pacific,Australia urged to up defences

As hackers pivot to Asia Pacific,Australia urged to up defences

According to new data,Asia Pacific has become the most targeted region for the first time since records were kept,with Australia,Japan and India the hardest hit.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
‘The wild west’:New headache for home-hunters in a tough market

‘The wild west’:New headache for home-hunters in a tough market

Handing over copious amounts of information has become necessary to secure a home for many renters – and experts are concerned about the process.

  • byTawar Razaghi
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How to protect yourself from hacks and scams in 2023

How to protect yourself from hacks and scams in 2023

If you’ve been a victim of a hack,what can you do to protect yourself against fraud and scams by people who now have your data,and prevent it happening again?

  • byJoel Gibson
Can you ask a company to ditch your data?
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Can you ask a company to ditch your data?

Big hacks raise questions about why troves of valuable data remain online for years. What are the rules on this? And how easy is it to hit delete on your digital details?

  • byTim Biggs
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
Hacks expose Australia as years behind on cybersecurity
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Hacks expose Australia as years behind on cybersecurity

In the past few days the Australian victims of cyberhacking must feel like they have woken up in a nightmare.

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Melbourne family loses $40k from suspected identity theft after Optus data breach

Melbourne family loses $40k from suspected identity theft after Optus data breach

An Elsternwick cafe owner whose data was exposed in the Optus hack in September first realised something was wrong a fortnight ago. Since then,he has lost $40,000 in fraudulent withdrawals.

  • byLachlan Abbott