Calls for companies to delete customer info when they leave | 7NEWS

7NEWS Australia published this video item, entitled “Calls for companies to delete customer info when they leave | 7NEWS” – below is their description.

A new study has found one in three Australians have had their data exposed through cyber attacks in the past year. The recent survey revealed more than 32 per cent of adults say they or a member of their household has been a victim of a recent data breach. In the past two months, almost 10 million customers from both Optus and Medibank have had their personal information stolen in cyber hacks.

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