Optus issues data scam alert to customers

By Cassandra Morgan
Updated September 24 2022 - 2:53pm, first published 2:52pm
Optus is warning customers not to click on SMS or email links purporting to be from the telco. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)
Optus is warning customers not to click on SMS or email links purporting to be from the telco. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Optus customers whose passport or driver's licence numbers were stolen in a massive data breach are being contacted first, amid warnings scammers will try to profit from the cyber attack.

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