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Isabella Rayner
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.
Mar 11, 2024
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Isabella Rayner
Mar 11
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Australia News
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Alfred Bui
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 Database between 2021 and 2023.
Mar 06, 2024
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Alfred Bui
Mar 06
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Australia News
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AAP
Underpaid Optus Workers Get $7.8 Million in Backpay From Telco
Feb 09, 2024
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AAP
Feb 09
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Australia News
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Nina Nguyen
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 the outage.’
Jan 25, 2024
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Nina Nguyen
Jan 25
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Australia News
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Isabella Rayner
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 appropriate time to step down.’
Nov 19, 2023
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Isabella Rayner
Nov 19
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Australia News
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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.
Nov 17, 2023
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Isabella Rayner
Nov 17
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Australia News
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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 more detailed explanation.
Nov 14, 2023
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Isabella Rayner
Nov 14
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Australia News
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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 outage.
Nov 10, 2023
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Isabella Rayner
Nov 10
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
‘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.
Nov 09, 2023
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Monica O’Shea
Nov 09
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Australia News
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Isabella Rayner
Optus Customers Compensated With 200GB of Free Data
Optus thanked customers for their patience and understanding.
Nov 09, 2023
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Isabella Rayner
Nov 09
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Viewpoints
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Eric Abetz
Cash Still Remains King
The Optus blackout proves that a small glitch in the system can cause total mayhem in a cashless society.
Nov 09, 2023
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Eric Abetz
Nov 09
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World News
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Monica O’Shea
Card Payments Shut Down Nationwide After Telco Suffers Hours-Long Blackout
MPs warn the incident reveals the risk of becoming a cashless society.
Nov 07, 2023
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Monica O’Shea
Nov 07
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Australia News
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AAP
Nationwide Outage Leaves Optus Customers Offline
Those experiencing emergencies have been advised to call 000.
Nov 07, 2023
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AAP
Nov 07
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Australia News
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AAP
Another Australian Telco Signs With Elon Musk’s SpaceX
Jul 12, 2023
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AAP
Jul 12
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Australia News
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Alfred Bui
100,000 Customers Sue Optus Over Massive Data Breach
Apr 21, 2023
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Alfred Bui
Apr 21
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Australia News
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AAP
Optus CEO Says No Customers Were Harmed in Data Hack
Mar 08, 2023
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AAP
Mar 08
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Australia News
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AAP
Teen Scammer Involved in Optus Cyber Breach Avoids Jail
Feb 07, 2023
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AAP
Feb 07
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Australia News
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Nina Nguyen
3 Chinese Nationals Charged for Pilfering Data From Spotify, Netflix, and Optus
Dec 21, 2022
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Nina Nguyen
Dec 21
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Australia News
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Nina Nguyen
Personal Information of 130,000 Telstra Customers Published Online in Error
Dec 10, 2022
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Nina Nguyen
Dec 10
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Australia News
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Alfred Bui
Three Australian Telcos Fined $33.5 Million for Misleading Internet Customers
Nov 11, 2022
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Alfred Bui
Nov 11
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