The Latest Breaking News from Optus

Attorney general Mark Dreyfus has been briefed by the privacy commissioner about hack and is seeking ‘urgent’ meeting with telco

Australia's number two telecommunications company, Optus, said on Saturday it was contacting customers about a cyberattack that accessed personal details of up to 10 million customers, in one of Australia's biggest cybersecurity breaches.

Account holders say they are ‘angry’ personal data including addresses and phone numbers was exposed while some say they are yet to hear from telco

Here's your TL;DR for today's news.

Optus fears data on up to 9.8 million of its customers has been accessed in a sophisticated cyberattack – including, for some customers, passport and drivers licence details, as well as phone numbers, dates of birth and email addresses.

As Optus chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin calls for "heightened vigilance" after a mass data breach, advocates say companies need to do more for consumers.

Optus has strenuously denied "human error" being a contributing factor in a data breach that inadvertently allowed cyber criminals to steal personal details of potentially millions of customers.

After a malicious cyber attack, Optus customers dating back to 2017 are advised they could be at risk of identity theft. Here's what you need to know if you think you're at risk.

CEO says company has not yet confirmed how many people were affected by hack, but 9.8 million was ‘worst case scenario’