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Australia’s Telstra experiences a privacy breach, affecting 132,000 customers

by Sneha Singh
December 12, 2022
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Telstra Corp Ltd (TLS.AX), the largest telecom company in Australia, reported on Sunday. It reported an internal mistake that exposed user information affected 132,000 subscribers. Telstra, which has 18.8 million customer accounts. 75 percent of Australia’s population. It reported the information was made public owing to “a misalignment of databases.”

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According to a business blog post published on Friday, “certain customers’ names, numbers, and addresses” were disclosed. They were disclosed when they shouldn’t have been. Telstra pointed Reuters to this blog post.

“We are removing the identified impacted customer details from the Directory Assistance service and the online version of the White Pages,” Telstra chief financial officer Michael Ackland said in a statement.

“We are removing the identified impacted customer details from the Directory Assistance service and the online version of the White Pages,” Telstra chief financial officer said.

The inaccurate declaration comes after the business had what it described as a minor data breach in October, attributing it to an incursion by a third party that made certain employee data from 2017 available.

According to local media, a Telstra internal email estimated that 30,000 current and past workers were impacted by the hack.

 

Ackland said that “no cyber activity was engaged” in the current problem. The protection of our clients’ privacy is of the utmost importance, and this betrays their confidence, he continued.
Every impacted consumer is currently being contacted to explain the situation.

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Since Optus, a company controlled by Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (STEL.SI), disclosed on September 22 that a system breach may have affected up to 10 million accounts, the telecom, banking, and governmental sectors in Australia have been on high alert.

Earlier Telstra communication invested $2 million in the agriculture technology

One of Australia’s largest cybersecurity breaches was the exposure of information. It obtained through a sophisticated hack, including home addresses, driver’s licence numbers, and passport numbers.

Telstra, a telecommunications corporation, has invested $2 million in the agriculture technology business Farmbot. This is the third investment and most recent effort to assist farmers in managing their resources.

According to Farmbot’s managing director Andrew Coppin, the investment will help the company gain momentum both domestically and internationally.

In order to enable better administration and control of on-farm assets, additional solutions, such as Diesel and Liquid Fertilizer Monitoring, will be introduced in 2022. Farmbot is now experiencing rapid expansion. Over the previous 12 months, overall product sales have climbed by 103%, and export potential have started with a US debut soon behind them, according to Coppin.

According to Coppin, the firm wants to increase productivity for farmers worldwide by, for example, improving water management.

Luke Harwood, head of innovation and managing director of Telstra Investment. He stated that this most recent investment is consistent with the company’s commitment. It will be fostering connection and innovation in remote areas of Australia.

We place a high premium on maximising connection and digital innovation in rural and regional Australia. The National Farmer’s Federation’s goal of having farmgate production reach $100 billion by 2030.It will also be achieved with investments like these, Harwood added.

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Sneha is a skilled writer with a passion for uncovering the latest stories and breaking news. She has written for a variety of publications, covering topics ranging from politics and business to entertainment and sports.

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