More than two million Australians have had their IDs – including passport and Medicare numbers – exposed in the Optus hack.

The telco has endured sustained criticism from the federal government and customers.

On Monday Optus called in consultancy Deloitte to conduct a forensic assessment of how the hack happened. Optus has not committed to releasing the findings of that assessment.

But should the millions of Australians whose data was compromised have the right to know the details of how their data was leaked? And how can we be sure it won’t happen again?

Today on Please Explain, Bianca Hall is joined by technology editor Nick Bonyhady to discuss the latest in this massive breach of customer trust.

More than two million Australians have had their IDs – including passport and Medicare numbers – exposed in the Optus hack.
The telco has endured sustained criticism from the federal government and customers.
On Monday Optus called in consultancy Deloitte to conduct a forensic assessment of how the hack happened. Optus has not committed to releasing the findings of that assessment.
But should the millions of Australians whose data was compromised have the right to know the details of how their data was leaked? And how can we be sure it won’t happen again?
Today on Please Explain, Bianca Hall is joined by technology editor Nick Bonyhady to discuss the latest in this massive breach of customer trust.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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