"Telstra, one of Australia's leading telecommunications companies, has denied claims made by the hacker group Scattered Spider that it suffered a massive data breach compromising nearly 19 million personal records. The company issued a statement clarifying that its internal systems remain secure and that the data in question was scraped from publicly available sources rather than stolen."
"The claims originated from a dark web post published on October 3 by a group calling itself Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters, an offshoot of Scattered Spider. The group alleged it had stolen more than 100GB of personally identifiable information, including names and physical addresses, and warned that company executives should negotiate to avoid further data exposure. The attackers claimed the alleged breach took place in July 2023 and threatened to release the data publicly if a ransom was not paid by October 13, 2025."
Telstra denied claims that nearly 19 million personal records were compromised, stating its internal systems remain secure. The company said the data set was scraped from publicly available sources rather than stolen. Telstra stated the dataset did not include passwords, banking details, or sensitive identification such as driver's licenses or Medicare numbers. The claims originated from a dark web post on October 3 by a group calling itself Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters, an offshoot of Scattered Spider. The group alleged theft of more than 100GB of personally identifiable information, including names and physical addresses, and threatened public release unless a ransom was paid by October 13, 2025. An investigation remains ongoing.
Read at DataBreaches.Net
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