Up to 9 million Optus customers have had their data compromised in a major cyberattack. Here's everything you need to know. | nickbonyhady
on its systems on Wednesday. Hackers accessed the data of up to 9 million people, including names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses for many along with driver’s license numbers and passport numbers for a smaller group. The hack was disclosed on Thursday afternoon. The hackers’ access has been removed but just how much data was stolen and why is not yet known.Its chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin has apologised to customers and said she was “devastated” by the attack.
Verify any communications by independently contacting the company that appears to have sent them. Never click on suspicious links. Do not give out passwords.I haven’t been contacted by Optus, but I am a customer, does that mean I haven’t been affected?No. Optus has said it is contacting the people who are at “high risk” first and will contact all affected users. It has to work through millions of customer records to determine who has had what information taken.Unfortunately not.
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