Premier Mark McGowan confirmed anyone whose licence number was involved in the leak would be able to get a new one – and,like other state premiers,he wants Optus to foot the bill.
The telco,state and federal governments and a host of other related parties have taken too long to take basic steps to protect customers whose data has been stolen.
When any sensitive data is stored digitally,it has become common practice to encrypt that information. And it’s usually effective - if done properly.
While there is a legitimate debate around an individual company’s responsibility to keep customer data secure,it is easy to gloss over the more fundamental issue:what are they doing with it in the first place?
The telco’s customers have complained they have not been allowed to change their driver’s licence despite the risk of fraud after the massive cyberattack.
Opposition cybersecurity spokesman James Paterson is calling on the Optus chief to resign if the company’s defence of its security turns out to be misleading.
Victorians whose personal details were stolen in the Optus hack will be able to replace their driver’s licence online after the state government requested that the telco pay for the new documentation.
Australian companies can legally track how often an employee took a toilet break,and some schools have taken the roll using facial recognition tracking. This biometric data can be a honeypot for cyber-criminals.
Whether you’ve been affected by the latest breach or not,there are still some things you should know to keep yourself,your accounts and your credit as safe as you can.
Facial recognition software is becoming more common,creating libraries of highly personal data that cannot be changed even if it falls into criminal hands.
Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil also took the company to task over its claim the attack was “sophisticated”.