UPDATED : The cybersecurity minister also took the company to task over its claim the attack was “sophisticated”. | By Nick Bonyhady auspol optushack
Australian Federal Police have launched Operation Hurricane, a global hunt to identify the hackers behind the massive Optus cyberattack, as the Albanese government flagged introducing large fines for future breaches and overhauling the nation’s data retention laws.
The minister also undermined the company’s description of the nature of the attack, which Optus has described as “sophisticated”. Asked whether she believed that claim, O’Neil said: “Well, it wasn’t. So, no.” The AFP announced it was working with overseas law enforcement agencies to identify the offenders behind the attack.
The federal government was expected to announce its policy response to the hack before parliamentary question time on Monday but was delayed by the complexity of the issue. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the hack as a “huge wake-up call for the corporate sector” on the need to secure customers’ personal data.
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