AFP assistant commissioner Justine Gough said force wanted to ‘supercharge’ protection from identity crime and financial fraud
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The Australian federal police have launched “Operation Guardian” to protect current and former Optus customers from identity crime and financial fraud.
The AFP’s assistant commissioner Justine Gough announced the new operation on Friday, saying the records of 9.8 million customers were exposed in the Optus data breach, but the immediate focus for federal police will be the 10,000 records – including passport, Medicare and driver’s licence information – that were posted on a data breach website earlier this week.
Continue reading…AFP assistant commissioner Justine Gough said force wanted to ‘supercharge’ protection from identity crime and financial fraudFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastThe Australian federal police have launched “Operation Guardian” to protect current and former Optus customers from identity crime and financial fraud.The AFP’s assistant commissioner Justine Gough announced the new operation on Friday, saying the records of 9.8 million customers were exposed in the Optus data breach, but the immediate focus for federal police will be the 10,000 records – including passport, Medicare and driver’s licence information – that were posted on a data breach website earlier this week. Continue reading…