Desk News: Australia’s second-largest telecoms firm Optus, owned by Singapore Telecommunications, on Saturday ran a full-page apology in major newspapers for a “devastating” cyber attack 10 days ago and pointed affected customers to a new help site.<\/p>\n
“We’re deeply sorry that a cyber attack has happened on our watch,” the company said in the notice.<\/p>\n
“We know this is devastating and that we’ll need to work hard to regain your trust,” it said.<\/p>\n
The new page on the company’s website offered support to customers whose data has been breached, including how to replace drivers’ licenses, passport and health care card numbers.<\/p>\n
The company has agreed to pay the cost of replacing passports of compromised customers, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday.<\/p>\n
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