Optus commissions independent review of data breach

Forensic assessment will investigate how it happened and strategies for preventing future breaches, telco chief says

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Optus has commissioned Deloitte to conduct an independent external review of the company's massive data breach, with a focus on security systems and processes.

Twelve days since the breach of the personal information of 10 million customers, the Singtel-owned company announced on Monday that the review put forward by CEO, Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, to the Singapore parent company's board was supported unanimously.

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