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Firewall upgrade at telco linked to deaths in Australia

Firewall upgrade at telco linked to deaths in Australia
business9/21/2025

: Optus was unaware network changes caused a problem, and ignored some customer complaints

Australian telco Optus says its staff may not have followed established processes when a firewall upgrade they conducted resulted in customers not being able to call emergency services for 14 hours – a period during which it is thought three of the c... [1637 chars]