Optus

Disclosed Sep 22, 20229,500,000 affectedConfirmed

Cyberattack exposes ID and contact data of about 9.5 million Australians

Optus announced that attackers had accessed current and former customer records, including names, birth dates, contact details and passport and driver licence numbers. The Australian Information Commissioner alleges about 9.5 million Australians were affected.

What is known

People affected	9,500,000 (as reported by the organization)
Disclosed	Sep 22, 2022
Discovered	Sep 20, 2022
Attack	Hacking
Data exposed	NamesDates of birthAddressesPhone numbersEmailsGovernment IDs
Sector	Telecom · AU
Status	Confirmed
Lawsuit or fine	OAIC civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court; Slater and Gordon class action

Sources

Newstechcrunch.com

Optus, Australia's second largest telco, says customer data exposed in data breach

Regulatoroaic.gov.au

Australian Information Commissioner takes civil penalty action against Optus

Notices filed

TotalSep 22, 2022

Research9,500,000 people

History of this record

Added2026-09-25

First recordedby seedSource

First seen 2026-09-25 (Research), confirmed by Research. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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