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Optus CEO has confirmed that none of the customers affected by a data breach last year have had their exposed details misused.
The attack was described as “highly motivated” by Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, the CEO of Australia’s largest bank, at the Australian Financial Review Business Summit.
“But given how inevitable these types of attacks are, I’m relieved we were able to act fast to ensure that ultimately the data that was exposed was not successfully used to harm any customers,” she said.
Ms Bayer Rosmarin has been unyielding in her stance, affirming that the board of directors of her parent company stands firmly behind her and blasting the press for attempting to make a story out of unfounded rumours. Speaking at a press conference, she stated that media outlets were trying to grab “quick headlines” by suggesting the cyber.
The Australian government recently revealed that the massive data breach of September 2022 was more severe than initially thought.
Personal information from nearly 10 million Australians was compromised, but 2.8 million were particularly affected by the breach due to the exposure of their passport, Medicare numbers, and driver’s licence numbers.
Nonetheless, Ms Rosmarin asserted that the misuse of their data had harmed no customers despite the substantial number of affected clients.
“Not a single customer has suffered any financial loss or fallen victim to a crime through misuse of the data,” she said.
Ms Bayer Rosmarin also said the telco took every precaution to safeguard customers and be open and honest about the hack.
The federal government has introduced significant sanctions for large companies with serious or repeated violations after a security breach occurred late last year, including Medibank.
With the news that no victims were subjected to crime or fraud due to the cyber attack, customers can rest easy knowing that Optus is doing everything possible to ensure their safety.
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