Sept. 27, 2022, 11:57 p.m. | Presented by Jane Lee; reported by Josh Taylor; produced by Joe Koning and Karishma Luthria; sound design and mixing by Daniel Semo. Executive produce

Data and computer security | The Guardian www.theguardian.com

In the days since Optus first reported that potentially millions of its customers’ private information – from birth dates to Medicare numbers – had been breached, it has faced threats of blackmail, a potential class action and a public spat with the home affairs minister.

Reporter Josh Taylor and Jane Lee discuss the fallout from the data breach and whether this was a ‘sophisticated attack’ on the telco, or a failure of the company’s own security systems

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