Optus has suffered a security breach that it says may have compromised various customer data, including dates of birth, email addresses, and passport numbers. Information belonging to both current and ...

The massive Optus data breach that could have compromised the personal data of more than 10 million users has once again cast the spotlight on the cyber resilience of organisations in Australia. The ...

Australia's current administration is calling for stronger privacy laws, following last week's cybersecurity breach that compromised personal data of 9.8 million Optus customers. Describing the cyber ...

Australia’s competition watchdog has filed proceedings against Singtel’s subsidiary, Optus Mobile, alleging what it called “unconscionable” conduct in dealings with some consumers. The Australian ...

Medicare card numbers are the latest personal details to be exposed as part of the Optus data breach. Optus has confirmed this affects 14,900 valid Medicare numbers that have not expired, and a ...

A Federal Court judge on Wednesday ordered Optus to pay a A$100 million fine for its “appalling” high-pressure sales tactics over several years up to 2023. More than 400 people were pressured or ...

Vodafone will more than double its mobile network coverage in Australia following a regional network-sharing agreement between TPG Telecom and Optus, approved by the Australian Competition and ...

Breached information includes names, dates of birth, phone numbers, email addresses, and, for a subset of customers, addresses, ID document numbers such as driver's licence or passport numbers.

Beleaguered telco Optus has been slugged with a whopping $100m fine for exploiting vulnerable Australians through what a court has described as “predatory” and “appalling” conduct. The penalty was ...