Telstra Says Database Issue, Not Hacking Led to Privacy Breach

Australian communications company Telstra Corp. said a “misalignment of databases” caused the details of some customers to be released publicly.

The names, phone numbers and addresses of some customers who had requested to be unlisted became available online and via directory assistance, the Melbourne-based company said in a blog post. About 130,000 customers were affected, the Age reported without saying where it got the information