theguardian.com,
Fri 09/30:
The biggest hack in history: Australians scramble to change passports and driver licences after Optus telco data debacle
When Amy Hunting* first heard about one of the biggest cyber attacks in Australian history, she immediately checked to see if her personal details had been compromised. With millions of others, she went about trying to change her driver’s licence. Of the 10 million people whose data was exposed, almost 3 million had crucial identity documents accessed. What is of concern for us is how what is quite a basic hack was undertaken on Optus Clare O’Neill
Experts have said Optus had an application programming interface (API) online that did not need authorisation or authentication to access customer data. “ Any user could have requested any other user’s information,” Corey J Ball, senior manager of cyber security consulting for Moss Adams, said. Rachael Falk, chief executive of the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre, said while much was still unknown about the attack “sometimes even amateurs get lucky”. On Friday, prime minister Anthony Albanese said what had happened was “unacceptable”. “Australian companies should do everything they can to protect your data,” Albanese said. On Friday, the Australian federal police announced a special operation to protect the identity of the 10,000 victims whose details were already published online.
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