Lunch Time Nibbles - 2022-09-29

Welcome to another Lunch Time breakout:

Optus breach – Aussie telco told it will have to pay to replace IDs
Licence compromised? Passport number burned? Need a new one? Who's going to pay?
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Swachh City Platform Suffers Data Breach Leaking 16 Million User Records
A threat actor by the name of LeakBase has shared a database containing personal information allegedly affecting 16 million users of Swachh City, an Indian complaint redressal platform. Leaked details include usernames, email addresses, password hashes, mobile numbers, one-time passwords, last logged-in times, and IP addresses, among others, according to a report shared by security firm CloudSEK
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Hackers Aid Protests Against Iranian Government with Proxies, Leaks and Hacks
Several hacktivist groups are using Telegram and other tools to aid anti-government protests in Iran to bypass regime censorship restrictions amid ongoing unrest in the country following the death of Mahsa Amini in custody. "Key activities are data leaking and selling, including officials' phone numbers and emails, and maps of sensitive locations," Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point said in
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