Acma Accuses Optus Of Negligence

Optus Hack: Shocking Revelations Emerge

ACMA Accuses Optus of Negligence

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACMA) has alleged that Optus should have been aware of a flaw in its system four years before the massive cyber attack that compromised the data of millions of customers.

Communications Minister's Stance

Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has stated that the Optus outage was caused by a fault, with no evidence suggesting a cyber attack.

Optus Blames Technical Fault

Optus has maintained that there was no evidence of a cyber attack, blaming the outage on a technical network fault.

Massive Data Breach

Around 10 million current and former Optus customers had their personal information stolen in the hack, including names, addresses, dates of birth, and driver's license numbers.

Mystery Attacker Remains at Large

The search is ongoing for the perpetrator behind the cyberhack, which has sent shockwaves through Australia's cybersecurity community.

Optus Knew of Vulnerability

Telecommunications giant Optus was alerted to a potential cyber attack on its systems up to 24 hours before the actual breach.