Telstra employees data leaked to the dark web

Telstra sought to downplay the breach emphasizing that it was “not a major cyber-attack”… It’s not a breach of an internal system … it’s a platform we no longer use and haven’t used for a number of years.”

No private or personal information was leaked and only names and work email addresses of employees was shared, said the company.

“The limited Telstra employee information dates from 2017 so many of the employees would no longer be working for the company,” said a spokesperson.

A total of 12,800 of the 30,000 employees whose names and email addresses were leaked are still employed by Telstra. Passwords of all those affected were reset as a safety measure.

“We understand this may cause some anxiety to our people, particularly in the current climate of heightened awareness around cyber security,” Telstra said in a statement to staff.