The CEO of Optus has claimed none of the nearly 10 million customers who had their data breached has fallen victim to misuse of their exposed details. 9News
Kelly Bayer Rosmarin told the Australian Financial Review's Business Summit the premeditated and "highly motivated" attack shouldn't have breached the company's defences.
But despite the large number of customers impacted, Bayer Rosmarin claimed no customers had fallen victim to the misuse of their data. "This outcome should reassure all of us about what a strong and fast and collaborative response can achieve."The hack was one of many late last year, including health insurer Medibank, and sparked the federal government to introduce heft fines for major corporations who are subject to serious or repeated breaches.Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin addressed the Australian Financial Review's Business Summit yesterday.
She said the company sent out 16 million customer communications with 110 bespoke messages for different cohorts.
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