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Data Breaches (cont)

More severe, recent incidents in Australia …

  • Optus cyberattack (Sept 2022)

    Personal information of 2.1 million costumers illegally obtained

    Details taken included names, DOBs, street addresses, driving licence numbers, passport numbers
    ⇒ Customers vulnerable to financial crimes
    ⇒ Optus put aside $140 million for costs related to the breach, including payments for new passports