A major breach in one of Australia’s biggest telco giants yesterday has exposed the personal details of millions of people.

The names, date of birth, phone numbers, drivers licence and passport numbers or addresses of around 9 million Optus customers could have been accessed in the breach.

This is just enough information to steal identities, and has led to concerns cyber criminals could take advantage of that.

Senior Lecturer Cyber Security, Griffith University, David Tuffley joins the show to take us through whether we should be concerned.

A major breach in one of Australia’s biggest telco giants yesterday has exposed the personal details of millions of people.
The names, date of birth, phone numbers, drivers licence and passport numbers or addresses of around 9 million Optus customers could have been accessed in the breach.
This is just enough information to steal identities, and has led to concerns cyber criminals could take advantage of that.
Senior Lecturer Cyber Security, Griffith University, David Tuffley joins the show to take us through whether we should be concerned.

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