Department of Home Affairs
I am incredibly concerned this morning about reports that personal information from the Optus data breach, including Medicare numbers, are now being offered for free and for ransom.
Medicare numbers were never advised to form part of compromised information from the breach.
Consumers have a right to know exactly what individual personal information has been compromised in Optus’ communications to them. Reports today make this a priority.
I want to re-assure Australians that the full weight of cyber security capabilities across government, including the Australian Signals Directorate, the Australian Cyber Security Centre and the Australian Federal Police are working round the clock to respond to this breach.
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