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OAIC taken to court in battle to run Optus class action-style complaint
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2023-09-14 11:13 pm By Sam Matthews

The OAIC has been dragged to court by the law firm that filed a class action-style complaint over the massive Optus data breach, after the […]

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Class action wants Deloitte report into Optus data breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2023-08-09 1:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A class action against Optus over a cyberattack that left the data of up to 10 million customers exposed is seeking access to an independent […]

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Judge to order OAIC to court over holdups in Optus class action
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2023-08-01 10:58 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge overseeing a class action over the Optus data breach will order the Information Commissioner to appear in court to explain the “delay and […]

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In class action defence, Optus says data breach victims not entitled to damages
Class Actions 2023-07-03 5:07 pm By Sam Matthews

Optus has denied class action claims that customers suffered loss and damages for its alleged negligence in relation to last year’s massive data breach and […]

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ACCC’s rejection of $1.8B Telstra, TPG deal stands on appeal
Telecommunications 2023-06-21 10:22 am By Cindy Cameronne

Telstra and TPG have lost their challenge to the ACCC’s decision refusing authorisation for a $1.8 billion regional network sharing agreement, with the Australian Competition […]

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Optus to rebrand ‘Boost’ products in trade mark case settlement
Telecommunications 2023-06-14 4:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

Optus has agreed to rebrand products that Boost Tel claimed had infringed on its trade marks, in a settlement of the rivals’ intellectual property spat. […]

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Optus fronts Competition Tribunal to warn about ‘troubling’ $1.8B Telstra, TPG deal
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-05-09 11:36 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Telstra and TPG have asked the Competition Tribunal to undo the ACCC’s rejection of their proposed regional network sharing agreement, but fellow telco Optus has […]

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Optus hit with class action over data breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2023-04-21 1:00 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Optus has been hit with a class action on behalf of current and former customers whose personal information was exposed in a massive data breach […]

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Optus ‘Boost’ promotions halted as Boost Tel lawsuit plays out
Intellectual Property 2023-03-16 4:31 pm By Sam Matthews

Telecommunications giant Singtel Optus has been barred from promoting various products using the word ‘boost’ until an intellectual property suit brought by Boost Mobile is […]

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Boost Mobile sues Optus for ‘flagrant’ trade mark infringement
Intellectual Property 2023-03-01 4:40 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Boost Mobile has sued telecommunications giant Singtel Optus, alleging it “misappropriated” its goodwill by marketing services under a similar product name after Boost chose to […]

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