Australia Demands Optus to Meet Costs Of New Passports After Cyberattack
28 September 2022 - 10:49PM
Dow Jones News
By James Glynn
SYDNEY - Australia's Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has
demanded that Optus, one of the country's largest telecommunication
companies, meet the cost of replacement passports for customers
affected by the theft of personal information after a massive
cyberattack earlier this month.
Optus, an Australian unit of Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.,
last week said it first became aware of the security breach on Sep.
21, and that the attack had exposed personal information for as
many as 9.8 million of its customers dating back to 2017, including
names, dates of birth, health care details, phone numbers and
passport numbers.
"Passport customers affected by this breach and concerned about
identity fraud may choose to replace their passports," Ms. Wong
said in a letter to Optus. "There is no justification for these
Australians -or for taxpayers more broadly on their behalf - to
bear the cost of obtaining a new passport."
The Australian Federal Police have launched an investigation on
the cyberattack in conjunction with international law enforcement
agencies such as the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Write to James Glynn at james.glynn@wsj.com
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