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By Staff Writers
Athina Mallis

Sep 23 2022 8:40AM

Home addresses, driver's licence and passport numbers at risk.

Optus acknowledges major cyberattack

Optus is investigating the unauthorised access of customer details including home addresses, driver's licence and passport numbers, after a cyberattack. The telco said in a statement on Thursday it had immediately shut down the attack after discovering it, and that payment details and account ...

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