Singapore Telecommunications News

Australian Health Insurer Medibank Reports Cyber Incident

Australian health insurer Medibank Private said on Thursday it will isolate and remove access to some customer-facing systems as it detected unusual activity on its network. The company said it took “immediate steps to contain the incident, and engaged specialized …

Second Singtel Unit Hit by Cyber Attack, Weeks After Massive Optus Data Breach

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. said on Monday its unit Dialog faced a cyber attack that potentially affected 1,000 current and former employees and fewer than 20 clients, weeks after a massive data breach at another Australian unit – Optus. The breach …

Optus’ Parent Company Singtel Assesses Potential Cost of Australia Data Breach

Singapore Telecommunications said on Monday it was assessing the potential cost of a massive cyber-security breach at its Optus arm, Australia’s second-largest telco, 12 days ago. In its second comment on the breach of private data from 10 million accounts, …

Telecoms Firm Optus Warns Cyber Attack May Have Exposed Australian Clients’ Details

Optus, the Australian unit of telecoms firm Singapore Telecommunications, said it was investigating the unauthorized access of customer details including home addresses, driver’s license and passport numbers, after a cyberattack. Wireless carrier Optus said in a statement on Thursday it …