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The federal government says Optus has not yet provided government agencies with critical information about customers who had their Medicare or Centrelink details exposed.

Clare O’Neil says Optus has emailed 10,200 customers who had their records posted online after 10 million people affected in larger cyber hack

One almost has to admire Republicans for the tenacity and determination with which they keep coming up with new ideas for hobbling Social Security.

“For too long, we've had companies solely looking at data as an asset that they can use commercially.”

Did you get a message from Optus about your identification documents being exposed in the cyber attack? Here's what you need to know about replacing them.

Among the many questions raised by the Optus data leak – cybersecurity experts are confident it wasn’t a hack, but that may have to be decided by a court – is why the company was storing so much personal information for so long.

As the extent of the Optus data breach emerges, a past victim of identity fraud urges people to more tightly guard their online security, as a cyber security researcher says tougher laws on company data retention are needed.

With almost half the adult population of Australia affected by the Optus security breach, questions are swirling about how stolen identity data can be misused.

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Privacy experts say that more robust privacy protections are required in light of the Optus data breach last week.

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