--- title: "After the massive Optus data breach, hackers target SingTel's Dialog Unit." description: "A 'very small sample' of the data from the Australian company Dialog was made available on the dark web, according to Dialog." author: "Muskan Singh" published: 2022-10-10 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2116/after-the-massive-optus-data-breach-hackers-target-singtel-s-dialog-unit category: "data security" tags: ["database", "database security", "data breach", "data protection"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # After the massive Optus data breach, hackers target SingTel's Dialog Unit. Following the significant data breach at mobile phone provider [**Optus**](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2072/singtel-assesses-potential-cost-of-optus-australian-data-breach), a second Australian company owned by Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. was the target of a cyber attack, worsening the company's [data security](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/43788/data-security-tips-you-need-to-know-about) issue. **According to a Dialog statement provided by SingTel on Monday, a breach on technology firm Dialog, which SingTel purchased earlier this year, may have allowed access to information from less than 20 clients and 1,000 current and former workers.** On October 7, Dialog learned that a 'very small sample' of its data, including individual employee data, had been made available on the so-called Dark Web. The real incident took place on September 10, which was about a month earlier. A **second intrusion at a business controlled by SingTel prompts concerns about cybersecurity throughout the entire organisation, the promptness of breach reporting,** and whether the Singaporean mother is being purposefully targeted. Optus, a SingTel affiliate in Australia, disclosed last month that [one of the biggest](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51358/what-was-one-of-the-biggest-issued-debated-in-the-1970s) thefts ever in the nation had exposed information on 9.8 million [past and present](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/35002/history-is-a-continuous-process-of-interaction-between-past-and-present-who-said-this) customers as a result of a significant [security breach](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3513/parliament-security-breach-why). **[Identity theft](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/103234/how-to-protect-against-identity-theft) involving more than 2 [million people](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/88141/modi-is-a-hope-for-140-million-people)** has sparked worries about widespread financial crime. Some of Australia's biggest and most well-known firms are among Dialog's clients, according to the company's website. **Along with numerous state and [federal government](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41815/what-2-things-did-the-federal-government-do-to-encourage-railroad-construction) organisations, they comprise National Australia Bank Ltd. and the airline Virgin Australia.** Dialog said in a statement, 'We are doing everything we can to rectify the situation and as a precaution, we are actively engaging with any affected stakeholders to give information, support, and guidance. The hacks pose a risk of being costly for the Singaporean corporation. **The total cost, including bills and fines, may be in the [hundreds of millions](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/116223/apple-s-upgrade-decision-hundreds-of-millions-of-iphones-affected) of dollars, according to some estimates. Optus is already covering the cost of replacement passports and driver's licences.** The second-largest mobile operator in [**Australia**](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2083/australia-unveils-changes-in-privacy-and-security-rules-after-optus-data-breach), Optus, experienced a significant cyberattack late last month that exposed the data of potentially 10 million customers. **This led to a revision of consumer privacy laws that will make it easier for banks and telecommunications companies to share specific customer information.** --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2116/after-the-massive-optus-data-breach-hackers-target-singtel-s-dialog-unit Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.