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Security breach notification laws or data breach notification laws are laws that require individuals or entities affected by a data breach, unauthorized access to data, [1] to notify their customers and other parties about the breach, as well as take specific steps to remedy the situation based on state legislature. Data breach notification ...
In September 2022, Australian telecommunications company Optus suffered a data breach that affected up to 10 million current and former customers comprising a third of Australia's population. Information was illegally obtained, including names, dates of birth, home addresses, telephone numbers, email contacts, and numbers of passports and ...
The Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Act 2015 (Cth) is an Act of the Parliament of Australia that amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (original Act) and the Telecommunications Act 1997 to introduce a statutory obligation for Australian telecommunication service providers (TSPs) to retain, for a period of two years, particular ...
Breaches in 2022 on No. 2 telco Optus, which is owned by Singapore Telecommunications, and No. 1 health insurer Medibank Private exposed information stored sometimes years earlier including data ...
Australia's No. 2 telecoms firm Optus, hit by a massive data breach, on Tuesday said its cyber defences were strong, contradicting the government's analysis as reports emerged that hackers had ...
With the number of data breach victims up nearly 500% in 2024, Experian provides six steps to take if your information is compromised. With the number of data breach victims up nearly 500% in 2024 ...
The Act was further amended in 2017 and December 2022, significantly enhancing the protection of privacy in Australia. These amendments included increased maximum penalties for data breaches and enhanced enforcement powers for the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).
An investigation by the ACMA has revealed that about 200,000 Optus mobile customers were left at risk due to the failure of the telecommunications company to upload required customer information ...