FBI Helping Australian Authorities Investigate Massive Optus Data Breach: Reports
Initial reports suggest a basic security error allowed the attacker to access the company's live customer database via an unauthenticated API.
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Initial reports suggest a basic security error allowed the attacker to access the company's live customer database via an unauthenticated API.