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Morning mail: security firm data breach, UK cabinet in chaos, wave energy hopes

Wednesday: G4S employees had tax file numbers and bank account details posted online. Plus: the best films and shows to stream this month

The Guardian - AU

What is multi-factor authentication, and how should I be using it?

Data breaches are becoming commonplace in both small and big tech companies. The most recent victim was Australian telecommunications company Optus, resulting in unauthorised access to the identity data of roughly 10 million people.

The Conversation

A class action against Optus could easily be Australia's biggest: here's what is involved

With the Optus data breach exposing almost 10 million current and former customers to identity theft, law firms are circling for what could end up being the biggest – and most valuable – class action case in Australian legal history.

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Six Cities plan for Newcastle just sounds like bigger Sydney to me

Email letters@newcastleherald.com.au or send a text message to 0427 154 176 (include name and suburb).

Newcastle Herald

Staff at security firm G4S on alert after tax numbers and bank details posted online following hack

Exclusive: Ransomware attack on Port Phillip prison revealed in July led to data being posted in mid-September with staff told details this week

The Guardian - AU

YIKES: 30,000 Former Current Telstra Employees Have Had Info Leaked In Another Data Breach

Telstra reckons it's an attempt to "profit from the Optus breach".

Pedestrian.tv

Australia Post expands from the letterbox to home internet services

AusPost is wading into the home internet market, offering NBN service for purchase in-store and online as customers slip away from big telcos.

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Australia's Telstra hit by data breach, two weeks after attack on Optus

Australia's largest telecoms firm Telstra Corp Ltd said on Tuesday it had suffered what it called a small data breach, a disclosure that comes two weeks after its main rival Optus was left reeling by a massive cyberattack.

Reuters

Cyber crime the modern equivalent of the old bank robbery but with more victims

Data hacks: old crimes, new methods

Newcastle Herald

Telstra workers face data leak, Optus hands over customer details

Following Optus' woes, thousands of Telstra workers have had their details leaked onto the dark web thanks to a third-party security breach.

The New Daily

Disability group says sorry after cyber hack

The affected individual said they had also been caught in the Optus hack and had done everything possible to protect their information by various methods including changing passwords. They had gone to Service NSW at Wallsend for new driver's licence number after the Lifestyle Solutions hack but were told it…

Newcastle Herald

Telstra staff have details hacked

Thousands of current and former Telstra staff have found themselves implicated in the latest data breach, as Optus deals with the fallout of a cyber attack.

AAP

Morning mail: Queensland police failure in assault case, UK U-turn on tax cuts for well-off, ID scam fears

Tuesday: Queensland and NSW police lost key documents and failed to investigate a series of alleged sexual assaults against a 14-year-old girl. Plus: the must-read books for October

The Guardian - AU

‘Guinea pigs’: How Optus exposed millions of customer records

Investigations into the Optus breach are now centring on the question of whether the telco made a basic error by using real customers' data.

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Newcastle Herald

Disability provider acknowledges data hack four months after it happened

Lifestyle Solutions accused of delay in acknowledging cyber breach

The Guardian - AU

Optus data breach: how to protect yourself from credit fraud

Experts suggest using credit reporting bodies, checking credit score and placing credit ban to increase security

The Guardian - AU

Guardian Essential poll: one in two Australians want stronger privacy laws after Optus breach

Survey finds 51% of respondents support restrictions on amount of data private companies can collect and 47% are worried about governments harvesting personal information

The Guardian - AU

Optus reveals at least 2.1 million ID numbers exposed in massive data breach

Telco says 150,000 passport and 50,000 Medicare numbers have been stolen as it announces independent review

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ABC News

Optus reveals more than 2 million customers had personal ID numbers compromised in cyber attack

Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin provided the fresh figures in a video message posted online and has said "while the numbers have come down" the company remains "deeply, deeply sorry" for the leak of information.

The New Daily

Optus unveils hack review amid public fury

Optus has unveiled an external review of its hack as the public and ministers vent their fury at the telco.

ABC News

Passwords are flawed, but it's likely we'll be using them for decades. Here's why you should review yours

As Australians contemplate their online security, the digital world is on the brink of a major change in the way people protect their personal details. But that doesn't mean we'll be saying goodbye to passwords anytime soon.

AAP

Optus launches external review of breach

Optus will commission an independent, external review of its security systems, controls and processes following a significant cyber attack.

The Conversation

Optus under fire from government over delaying information handover

The government has stepped up pressure on Optus to immediately hand over the information it has on people whose data was breached by the hacking of the telecommunications giant.

ABC News

Federal government calls on Optus to 'step up' handling of cyber-attack, says telco has yet to provide critical information

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

Pedestrian.tv

‘Simply Not Sufficient’: The Govt Has Slammed Optus For Being Slack Not Cooperating With It

“We seek Optus to step up its communication and transparency with government.”

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