Article 63Z8S Optus cyber-attack leaves customers feeling ‘powerless’ over risk of identity theft

Optus cyber-attack leaves customers feeling ‘powerless’ over risk of identity theft

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Royce Kurmelovs
from World news | The Guardian on (#63Z8S)

Account holders say they are angry' personal data including addresses and phone numbers was exposed while some say they are yet to hear from telco

Optus customers caught up in a cyber-attack that may have exposed the personal information of 9.8 million people say they are angry and concerned about having been exposed to the risk of identity fraud.

Emails from Optus to customers caught up in the data breach began landing in people's inboxes about 4pm on Friday, roughly 24 hours after the attack was first reported.

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