Optus Discloses Cyberattack Exposing Customers' Identity Details

Optus disclosed a cyberattack on 22 September 2022 that exposed customers' personal information, including names and contact details. The company said some customers' passport or driving licence numbers may also have been accessed, while payment details and passwords were not compromised. Authorities were helping investigate and secure its systems. Documents collected to identify customers had become information that attackers could steal.