Optus Pledges Full Review Into Triple-Zero Outage After 4 Confirmed Deaths

Optus Pledges Full Review Into Triple-Zero Outage After 4 Confirmed Deaths
Optus' "Yes" sign reflects in its outlet window in Sydney, Australia, on Nov. 8, 2023. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images
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Optus is pledging to fully investigate a 10-hour triple-zero outage, accepting responsibility for a number of breakdowns during which at least four people died.

The telco’s chief executive says an independent investigation will be conducted after admitting the outage was caused by a botched firewall update to the system.