Optus: How a massive data breach has exposed Australia

Optus: How a massive data breach has exposed Australia

Australia’s second biggest telecoms provider said current and former customers’ data was stolen – including names, birthdates, phone numbers, email addresses, passport numbers and driving licence numbers. It stressed that payment details and account passwords were not compromised. Source link

Bank of England steps in to calm markets

Bank of England steps in to calm markets

It underlines that this is a crisis, and the Bank has responded in emergency mode. The clear cause of this crisis was the chancellor’s mini budget, leading to a loss of market confidence and spiralling borrowing rates on government debt, which it says could become a “material risk to financial stability”. Source link