Optus has said it was the victim of a sophisticated attack but peers have slammed the cyber thief as a script kiddie who got in over their head and then panicked.
A class action could be launched against Optus following a massive data breach that compromised the personal information of nearly ten million customers across the country.
A leading tech analyst says the massive data breach that allowed a hacker to steal personal details of up to 11 million Optus customers is an extinction-level event for the telco
The Australian government said on Monday it is considering tougher cybersecurity rules for telecommunications companies and blamed Optus, the nation’s second-largest wireless carrier, for an unprecedented breach of personal data from 9.8 million customers. Optus said last Thursday it had become aware the day before of the cyberattack which obtained the details of 9.8 million…