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The Optus hack: How 10 million people got pwned

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A cyper attack against tele communications giant optis has compromised the identities of more than nine million australians. The prime minister says optis should be footing the bill for new i d documents. And is called the hack a wake up call for corporate australia. But why did optis hold so much data on millions of australians, and why wasn't it held more safely? To day, associate professor at the university of melbourne, toby murray tells us what we need to learn from the breach.

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