Telstra Confirms Data Breach Affecting 30,000 Employees and Alumni
Telstra has confirmed a data breach affecting 30,000 current and former employees. The breach, which follows a recent Optus incident, involves data held by an external company for Telstra's now-defunct WorkLife NAB program. The data, obtained from a third party and not Telstra's internal systems, includes names and email addresses but no personal identification details. It dates back to 2017 and relates to the now-defunct WorkLife NAB program, a joint venture between Telstra and NAB. Telstra has notified relevant authorities and current employees about the breach. Around 12,800 of the affected records relate to workers still employed at Telstra. The telco is attempting to notify former employees, despite considering the data to be of minimal risk to them. The NAB denies its systems were breached and hasn't had a relationship with the responsible party, Pegasus Group Australia, for several years. The breach, involving around 30,000 individuals, is the latest in a series of high-profile data incidents in Australia. Telstra has assured that no personal identification details were compromised, but the breach serves as a reminder of the importance of robust data protection measures.
