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Optus cyberattack hit 1.2 million people

By Staff Writer

Oct 4 2022 9:38AM

Scale of hack becomes clearer

Optus cyberattack hit 1.2 million people

Optus said personal information and at least one valid form of identification of about 1.2 million customers was compromised in one of the biggest cyber breaches the country has faced. The breach last month by an anonymous online account, which affected 10 million customers, equivalent to ...

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