iPhone users who have an Optus account are encouraged to conduct a system check on their devices.
Following the cyberattack that hit the telecom service provider last month, the Australian government warned that the affected customers might have their data compromised as a result.
Optus clients who have iPhones are at risk of getting their passwords stolen by hackers.
iPhone Users With Optus Account Should Check Their Passwords
News.com.au reported that Aced IT warned all Apple iPhone users with Optus accounts registered on their smartphones.
The IT company, which is headquartered in Queensland, said that Optus customers face a huge security risk regarding their passwords.
"We recommend that if you are an Optus user and you did not get contacted by them advising that you were affected by the data breach it may still be a good idea to check and update your passwords anyway," Aced IT said.
Earlier this month, the authorities said that Optus should shoulder the cost for the compromised passports and ID documents. They believed that the cyberattack shouldn't have happened in the first place if the company has a strong cyber wall against the data breach.
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How to Check If Your Password Got Hacked
The IT company said those iPhone users should head to the settings of their smartphones until they see the "Passwords" icon just right after the "Wallet and Apple Pay."
From here, users can now know if their password is part of the data breach that compromised millions of data from Australian customers.
According to the cybersecurity expert from Aced IT, some users told them that the Optus hack has compromised their passwords. All of them followed the same process for system checks.
The anonymous IT technician added that the team discovered many users whose bank account passwords were stolen. The attack also impacts their Optus app passwords.
Aced IT said those iPhone owners should immediately change their apps' passwords, especially those linked to their bank and credit accounts.
The business continued that people should refrain from using the same passwords across different accounts. There's a need to use a unique password for each app, and no duplicates should be utilized for maximum protection.
Last Thursday, Oct. 6, the authorities arrested a 19-year-old man from Sydney for scamming Optus customers through a text message. The scammer is reportedly blackmailing the victims: if they don't give $2,000 to him, their data will be leaked online.
Recently, the Australian government plans to make a centralized ID verification system for all users following the Optus scandal.
While having a single digital authentication service seems viable for lawmakers, security experts think that it's not yet the time to implement that because of vulnerability issues.
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Written by Joseph Henry
