Cyber-attack on Optus data
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| Cyber-attack on Optus data |
Australia's second-largest telecommunications company Optus has been the subject of a malicious cyber attack to this day. This attack is described as dangerous and of its kind due to the sensitivity of the information and the endangerment of millions of customers' personal information.
This attack is believed to have been carried out by criminal organizations or sponsored by hostile States.
If you are an Optus customer, your personal information is your name, date of birth, telephone number, e-mail address, ID number, and driver's license.
Let's review with you the size of this violent cyber-attack on Optus
The number of Optus subscribers in Australia is 9.7 million.
So the company had to quickly thwart this attack.
Optus confirmed that customer information may have been disclosed such as customers' names, date of birth, telephone numbers, email addresses, driver's licenses,s and passport numbers of some customers
Optus assured its customers about payment details and password accounts are safe and not hacked, as well as private telephone services continued to operate without any harm.
Optus said it will contact any customer it believes is at risk and provide third-party monitoring services
Also, Optus will not send customers any emails or SMS to avoid hacks.
What should I do to protect my details?
Scamwatch provided advice to Optus customers to secure their personal information by changing passwords for their personal accounts and activating multiple authentications of bank accounts to ensure that they are not hacked
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