Australia's largest telecomunications company 'Telstra' has been fined $10,200 and warned about privacy after a data breach saw the information of more than 15,000 customers made available online.
Last year a Fairfax journalist discovered that the telco had published the names, phone numbers and addresses of customers. The journalist alerted the telco to the breach, and also informed the - OAIC - Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.
The OAIC launched a year-long investigation with the Australian Communications and Media Authority - ACMA - and the agencies have now handed down their reports.
They have found Telstra made the information of 15,775 customers available for 15 months during 2012 and 2013.
The information included more than 1,257 customers with silent line numbers, and related to customer data from 2009 and earlier.
There were at least 166 unique downloads of the records.
The OAIC's investigation focused on whether Telstra took reasonable steps to protect customer information from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.
Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim found Telstra failed to take reasonable steps to ensure the security of the data it held.
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Australian Telco Fined for Privacy Breach - Telstra Breaches Privacy...15,775 Customers _ ACMA
Australia's largest telecomunications company 'Telstra' has been fined $10,200 and warned about privacy after a data breach saw the information of more than 15,000 customers made available online.
Last year a Fairfax journalist discovered that the telco had published the names, phone numbers and addresses of customers. The journalist alerted the telco to the breach, and also informed the - OAIC - Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.
The OAIC launched a year-long investigation with the Australian Communications and Media Authority - ACMA - and the agencies have now handed down their reports.
They have found Telstra made the information of 15,775 customers available for 15 months during 2012 and 2013.
The information included more than 1,257 customers with silent line numbers, and related to customer data from 2009 and earlier.
There were at least 166 unique downloads of the records.
The OAIC's investigation focused on whether Telstra took reasonable steps to protect customer information from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.
Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim found Telstra failed to take reasonable steps to ensure the security of the data it held.
Australia's largest telecomunications company 'Telstra' has been fined $10,200 and warned about privacy after a data breach saw the information of more than 15,000 customers made available online.
Last year a Fairfax journalist discovered that the telco had published the names, phone numbers and addresses of customers. The journalist alerted the telco to the breach, and also informed the - OAIC - Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.
The OAIC launched a year-long investigation with the Australian Communications and Media Authority - ACMA - and the agencies have now handed down their reports.
They have found Telstra made the information of 15,775 customers available for 15 months during 2012 and 2013.
The information included more than 1,257 customers with silent line numbers, and related to customer data from 2009 and earlier.
There were at least 166 unique downloads of the records.
The OAIC's investigation focused on whether Telstra took reasonable steps to protect customer information from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.
Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim found Telstra failed to take reasonable steps to ensure the security of the data it held.