Optus hit by cyberattack with millions of customers potentially having personal information compromised

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Optus hit by cyberattack with millions of customers potentially having personal information compromised
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Optus has fallen victim to a massive cyber attack, potentially compromising the personal data of millions of Australians. Up to 2.8 million people have been reportedly caught up in the breach. MORE: 9News

has suffered a massive cyberhack, potentially compromising the personal information of millions of Australians.

"We are devastated to discover that we have been subject to a cyberattack that has resulted in the disclosure of our customers' personal information to someone who shouldn't see it," said Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, Optus CEO."As soon as we knew, we took action to block the attack and began an immediate investigation.

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