Dnarever wrote on Sep 23^rd, 2022 at 7:37pm:



The irony is that the politicians voted for that data retention legislation
to protect us from terrorism and fraud yet
that very collection of info has now opened up 10 million people to fraud.
The legislation has done the opposite of what was intended.
Heads need to roll.

Dnarever wrote on Sep 23^rd, 2022 at 8:47pm:



Our Govts are full of idiots.
There was never any need to retain that data
once someone had proven their credentials.

I am worried.
What's to stop a hacker getting into my superannuation account
and stealing all my money?

According to the email that Optus sent me -
they have my:
name, date of birth, email, phone number, address associated with your account,
and the numbers of the ID documents you provided such as drivers licence number or passport number.

Bobby. wrote on Sep 24^th, 2022 at 7:13am:


It's not that easy.

In order to access your super you need to provide original documents.

Even the ADF and Brian couldn't prevent the Chinese from hacking into their entire mainframe.




Now I'm sure Optus and many other Companies that require your 'details' claim that their Companies are 'secure', etc.
Which they are not - no Company can claim such a ridiculous thing.

Jasin wrote on Sep 24^th, 2022 at 8:03am:



It's impossible to have any internet server online and be
100% sure that hackers will never get into it.
Optus was forced to do this by stupid Govt. legislation.
There is plenty of blame to go around.
Our information should never have been online -
it should have been on a server that was not connected to the internet.

Bobby. wrote on Sep 24^th, 2022 at 7:13am:

This is extremely concerning, as all those data are considered "primary"identifiers
by thousands of financial bodies and government instrumentalities, and even the
Australian Taxation Office and the Federal police.

All is well apparently:  Optus chief executive, South African Kelly Bayer Rosmarin,
has "apologised to customers" and said she was “devastated” by the attack.  Not
nearly as devastated as the nearly 10 million adversely affected Optus customers
I'd be guessing.  She even managed a few crocodile tears at an interview.

Last year, she purchased a modest house in Vaucluse, Sydney, for a mere $15 million.

Must be a struggle to live in such a tiny, cramped shack with only six bedrooms.