#this was after a rigorous campaign to inform staff how to identify scams

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The most insidious thing about this Optus hack is that users who think they haven't been compromised because they haven't received any communications from Optus still could have had their name, email and DOB leaked to hackers. That information might not be in use immediately but could be stored in databases to be manipulated timelessly. It means that in a few months, years, or in ten years when the memory of having potentially lost your details to a hacker is the last thing you're thinking about, you get an email from what looks like a reputable company celebrating you for your recent birthday and linking to a website to get special offers or whatever. That website asks for your credit card details and bam you've been scammed.

It's the false sense of security that nothing has seemingly happened yet that's really going to get us, especially those of us who aren't trained to identify potential online scams. Optus, but moreover the government, has a responsibility to roll out a nation wide program teaching everyone how to identify scams because now the scammers could know enough personal information to trick us into thinking the source is legitimate. Prior to this attack people have already been scammed. It's a matter of national security and a moral responsibility in the digital age to teach everyone of all ages how to use the internet safely.

#auspol #just my 2 cents #my workplace has been pretty good at training us #they set up a fake phishing email and monitored the number of people who clicked on the links #this was after a rigorous campaign to inform staff how to identify scams #which is something that is so needed and useful for all office type workers #but not every business is going to have the resources to run those training programs #not everyone even has an office job where they can be exposed to that type of training #idk i just think that this hack is going to be so far reaching #i hate multiple factor log in but now i realise how essential it is