Optus Cyberattack News Today

Breach affected millions of customers

IPhone users whose devices are tied up with Optus are urged to check their device's settings. iPhone users who have an Optus account are encouraged to conduct a system check on their devices.

Optus yet to give specific information about what to do next to those who used Queensland driver’s licences or a passport to sign up

States are continuing to provide stimulus checks to residents this October as prices remain high across the US.

As cyber investigators work to identify the hackers responsible for the attack, the Australian Federal Police has initiated an operation to protect the more than 10,000 Optus data breach victims whose personal information was stolen online.

Australian authorities are demanding Optus pay the cost to reissue licenses and passports stolen from the massive data breach.

Australia might be imposing tougher data protection laws after the personal data of 9.8 million customers of Optus were stolen.

The NSW told the Optus customers an easy way to ask for replacing their stolen driver's license number.

Personal information of nearly 10 million customers was taken

A malicious user is threatening to reveal private information about millions of Australians if Optus doesn't pay $1 million in cryptocurrency, which they say they got through a sophisticated hack.