Australia's second-largest telecommunications company, Optus, experienced unexplained network outages, causing disruption across the country for nearly 14 hours. The disruption impacted around 10 million people and caused chaos in various sectors, including emergency services, transportation, and health systems. The outage also affected other providers using the Optus network. The outage comes after a major data breach last year that exposed the personal data of millions of customers.
The disruption caused chaos in various sectors, with impacts on emergency services, transportation, and health systems, affecting millions of people. Additionally, the outage affected other providers using the Optus network and comes after a major data breach last year that exposed the personal data of millions of customers. Despite the restoration of services, the Optus CEO faces pressure following criticism of her handling of the crisis.
5 Comments
Loubianka
Optus needs to compensate all the customers and businesses affected by this outage.
Eugene Alta
Instead of pointing fingers, let's focus on supporting the efforts to resolve the situation.
Loubianka
This is just another example of big companies failing to prioritize customer service and safety.
SimpleReader
Let's not jump to conclusions. I'm sure Optus is doing everything in their power to resolve this situation.
G P Floyd Jr
I can't believe the chaos caused by this outage. It's been a nightmare for so many people.