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Optus
Optus Fined $12 Million After Outage Blocks Emergency Access for Thousands
During the outage, 2,145 Triple Zero calls failed, and 369 welfare checks were missed.
November 7, 2024
BY
Naziya Alvi Rahman
Optus Faces Legal Action for Selling Unwanted Products to Vulnerable Consumers
These individuals include many disadvantaged customers.
October 30, 2024
BY
Naziya Alvi Rahman
3G Network Shutdown Imminent, As Authorities Campaign to Keep Users Connected
The soon-to-be-closed network will affect not only mobile phones but also watches, iPads, medical devices, and farming technology.
October 25, 2024
BY
Naziya Alvi Rahman
Ageing 3G Network Gets Another Reprieve, This Time Until October
Telstra and Optus have agreed to another delay in the shutdown of their 3G networks after being urged ...
August 13, 2024
BY
Rex Widerstrom
Medical Devices and Infrastructure at Stake in Telstra and Optus 3G Shutdown
Customers have had plenty of time to prepare, Telstra said.
August 2, 2024
BY
Rex Widerstrom
Second Top Optus Executive Resigns Amid Network Turmoil
Lambo Kanagaratnam, a top executive, has tendered his resignation following a series of network outages and security breaches.
March 11, 2024
BY
Isabella Rayner
Regulator Fines Optus $1.5 Million for Large-Scale Safety Rules Violation
ACMA said Optus put 200,000 customers at risk for not submitting their data to the Integrated Public Number ...
March 6, 2024
BY
Alfred Bui
Underpaid Optus Workers Get $7.8 Million in Backpay From Telco
Thousands of Optus workers will receive more than $7.8 million (US$5 million) in back pay from the telco ...
February 9, 2024
BY
AAP
Optus Reveals Thousands More Emergency Calls Failed During Outage
'I offer my deepest apologies to all those customers who were unable to access Triple Zero services during ...
January 25, 2024
BY
Nina Nguyen
Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin Resigns in Wake of 14-Hour Nationwide Outage
Ms. Rosmarin said it had been an honour and a privilege to be CEO, but now was 'an ...
November 19, 2023
BY
Isabella Rayner
Optus Says Cisco Routers Responsible for Nationwide Outage
Optus CEO faced tough Senate questioning regarding the telco's management of a recent 14-hour nationwide outage.
November 17, 2023
BY
Isabella Rayner
Experts Call for Optus to Explain the Outage Sparked by ‘Software Upgrade’
Optus said routers couldn't handle 'information changes' following a routine software upgrade but experts are calling for a ...
November 14, 2023
BY
Isabella Rayner
Optus’ Data Compensation Offer ‘Inadequate’: Small Business Ombudsman
The small business ombudsman said the the 200GB free data package was inadequate and insufficient following the 14-hour ...
November 10, 2023
BY
Isabella Rayner
‘Stop Herding Us Into a Cashless Society’: Calls for Pause on Bank Closures Following Optus Outage
The Optus outage has sparked fears of a world without cash.
November 9, 2023
BY
Monica O’Shea
Optus Customers Compensated With 200GB of Free Data
Optus thanked customers for their patience and understanding.
November 9, 2023
BY
Isabella Rayner
Cash Still Remains King
The Optus blackout proves that a small glitch in the system can cause total mayhem in a cashless ...
November 9, 2023
BY
Eric Abetz
Card Payments Shut Down Nationwide After Telco Suffers Hours-Long Blackout
MPs warn the incident reveals the risk of becoming a cashless society.
November 7, 2023
BY
Monica O’Shea
Nationwide Outage Leaves Optus Customers Offline
Those experiencing emergencies have been advised to call 000.
November 7, 2023
BY
AAP
Another Australian Telco Signs With Elon Musk’s SpaceX
Australia's second-largest telco will expand its mobile coverage to 100 percent of the country after signing a deal ...
July 12, 2023
BY
AAP
100,000 Customers Sue Optus Over Massive Data Breach
Over 100,000 former and current Optus customers affected by a massive data breach in 2022 have taken court ...
April 21, 2023
BY
Alfred Bui
Optus CEO Says No Customers Were Harmed in Data Hack
No Optus customer suffered financial harm as a result of the hack on the telecommunications provider, CEO Kelly Bayer ...
March 8, 2023
BY
AAP
Teen Scammer Involved in Optus Cyber Breach Avoids Jail
A 20-year-old man has evaded a potentially decade-long jail sentence after trying to scam $2000 from Optus customers ...
February 7, 2023
BY
AAP
3 Chinese Nationals Charged for Pilfering Data From Spotify, Netflix, and Optus
Three Adelaide-based Chinese men have been charged for illegally obtaining the personal details of Spotify, Netflix, and Foxtel ...
December 21, 2022
BY
Nina Nguyen
Personal Information of 130,000 Telstra Customers Published Online in Error
More than 130,000 Telstra customers have had their personal details leaked online due to an internal error. The ...
December 10, 2022
BY
Nina Nguyen
Three Australian Telcos Fined $33.5 Million for Misleading Internet Customers
The Australian Federal Court has fined the three largest internet service providers in Australia $33.5 million (US$22.15 million) ...
November 11, 2022
BY
Alfred Bui
A Global Digital ID Can Surely Protect Us From Cyberattacks, Right?
Commentary The Russian hackers alleged to be at the centre of a major hack of Australia's largest health ...
November 8, 2022
BY
Alexandra Marshall
Organisations Should Adopt These Rules to Protect Customer Information
Commentary Numerous data breaches, which adversely affected the public image of Optus and Medibank, continue to be widely ...
October 31, 2022
BY
Gabriël Moens
TOP NEWS
Former Utah Attorney General Fights the Evil That Lurks in Quiet Places
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Savannah Hulsey Pointer
US Forces Shoot Down 2 Iranian Drones as Pakistani Interior Minister Visits Tehran
2hr
By
Jacki Thrapp
US Won’t Unfreeze Iran’s Assets Before Peace Deal Is Reached, Trump Says
3hr
By
Jacki Thrapp
Fascia: The Living, Interconnected Web Behind Movement and Healing–How to Enhance Its Function
3hr
By
Mercura Wang
Eli Lilly Poised to Suspend Drug Discounts to Large Hospitals
7hr
By
Lawrence Wilson
US Bankruptcy Filings Increase 7 Percent Yearly
8hr
By
Naveen Athrappully
How a Tiny Insect Decimated Florida’s Citrus, and What Orchardists Are Doing About It
9hr
By
Jacob Burg
Treasury Department Seeks to Redirect Iranian Assets to Gulf Nations for War Damages
14hr
By
Melanie Sun
Kentucky Derby Champion Golden Tempo Wins 2026 Belmont Stakes
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Ross Kelly
Hegseth Warns Europe of ‘Dangerous Ideologies’
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Tom Gantert