Data Breaches (cont)
More severe, recent incidents in Australia …
- Optus cyberattack (Sept 2022)
Hacker gained access to personal information of costumers' personal information
Details taken included names, DOBs, street addresses, driving licence numbers, passport numbers
⇒ Customers vulnerable to financial crimes
⇒ Around 100,000 new passports had to be issued
⇒ Optus could face $millions in fines
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