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[ad_1] A data breach at Australia's second-largest telco may have raised the country's profile as a hacking target, cybersecurity experts. A data breach at Australia's second-largest telco may have raised the country's profile as a hacking target, cybersecurity experts said on Thursday, as federal police began investigating a separate breach at the country's top health insurer. Since Singapore Telecommunications Ltd-owned Optus disclosed last month the theft of about 10 million customer records, equivalent to 40% of the country's population, the country's biggest companies and government bodies have been on high alert for repeat attacks. Already larger Optus rival Telstra Corp Ltd has disclosed a small breach of employee data, while No. 1 grocery chain Woolworths Group Ltd said a...

[ad_1] Lawyers for customers hit by a huge hack at Optus filed a complaint with the government’s privacy protection office. Lawyers for customers hit by a huge hack at Australian mobile-phone operator Optus filed a complaint with the government's privacy protection office, kicking off a process that could force the company to compensate those who lost personal data. Law firm Maurice Blackburn said it lodged a formal complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. The firm alleges Optus, which is owned by Singapore Telecommunications Ltd., failed to protect the personal information of customers and destroy data it no longer needed. Optus said it will “vigorously defend” the complaint. Optus last month said a security breach exposed the details of 9.8 millio...

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