In a fluid digital world, governments and firms cannot prevent data theft completely. But they should be doing much more to stop cyberattacks in the first place and smooth the process when people have their information stolen. | The Age's View mbachelard
Optus did the right thing by quickly announcing the hack and it has also offered affected customers a 12-month free subscription to a credit monitoring and identity protection service. This is welcome but insufficient.
Many readers have told us they cannot get through to Optus to simply find out what information has been stolen. State and federal governments also have questions to answer over the glitches in their response to the highly predictable demand forThe Victorian government has asked Optus to pay for replacement driver’s licences and allowed drivers to apply for replacement online. But members of the public still report getting the runaround.
This all only heightens anxiety at a time when people know they are vulnerable. This week, someone posted details on a website of 10,000 accounts which they said were a sample of the data stolen from Optus.The self-styled hacker demanded a $1 million ransom in cyber currency or else they said they would sell the data. It is not clear if the threat was real but it set nerves jangling.which will likely increase fines for companies found to have been negligent in data storage.
In a fluid digital world, governments and firms cannot prevent data theft completely. But they should be doing much more to stop cyberattacks in the first place and smooth the process when people have their information stolen.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Optus hack updates LIVE: Clare O’Neil, Optus remain at loggerheads over cyber attack’s sophisticationHome Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil has maintained the Optus hack was not sophisticated even after Optus chief Kelly Bayer Rosmarin said it wasn’t “as portrayed”; alleged Optus hacker has released 10,000 records; “tens of thousands” interested in an Optus hack class action. Follow updates here.
Read more »
Optus data breach updates LIVE: Talks underway for banks to step up protection against Optus hackBREAKING: Treasurer Jim Chalmers says Treasury is working with Optus to share data with financial institutions; Opposition leader Peter Dutton shows tentative support for Labor’s anti-corruption commission; he also said Labor has been missing in action ...
Read more »
Government flags new cybersecurity laws and increase in fines after Optus breachClare O’Neil says penalties for telcos are ‘totally inappropriate’ and data breach was ‘significant error’
Read more »
Optus customers exasperated by chatbots and ‘rubbish’ communication after data breachSome customers look to switch providers after puzzling responses and ‘less than helpful’ service
Read more »
Optus could face class action over massive data breachIt comes as Optus pledged to offer free credit monitoring today to its "most affected" customers, following a call to action by the Home Affairs Minister.
Read more »
Hackers behind the Optus cyber attack release thousands of personal detailsThe details of 10,000 Optus customers have been released following a massive data breach which affected millions of Australians last week. 7NEWS
Read more »