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The affected individual said they had also been caught in the Optus hack and had done everything possible to protect their information by various methods including changing passwords. They had gone to Service NSW at Wallsend for new driver's licence number after the Lifestyle Solutions hack but were told it…

Thousands of current and former Telstra staff have found themselves implicated in the latest data breach, as Optus deals with the fallout of a cyber attack.

Experts suggest using credit reporting bodies, checking credit score and placing credit ban to increase security

Telco says 150,000 passport and 50,000 Medicare numbers have been stolen as it announces independent review

Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin provided the fresh figures in a video message posted online and has said "while the numbers have come down" the company remains "deeply, deeply sorry" for the leak of information.

Optus has unveiled an external review of its hack as the public and ministers vent their fury at the telco.

As Australians contemplate their online security, the digital world is on the brink of a major change in the way people protect their personal details. But that doesn't mean we'll be saying goodbye to passwords anytime soon.

Optus will commission an independent, external review of its security systems, controls and processes following a significant cyber attack.

The government has stepped up pressure on Optus to immediately hand over the information it has on people whose data was breached by the hacking of the telecommunications giant.