Optus network outage response: CEO apologises, customer outrage, compensation and what’s next?
by Jonathan Barrett from World news | The Guardian on (#6G77K)
Optus hit with another disaster barely a year after it copped the worst cyber breach in Australian history
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As Optus customers raged amid a damaging outage on Wednesday, shares in rival telco Telstra climbed higher, fast outpacing the broader market.
The differing fortunes of the telcos speaks to the huge challenge facing Optus barely a year after it was hit by the worst cyber breach in Australian history.
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