Optus Data Beach Payment Update

DEvok on 16/04/2025 - 14:32

Has anyone recieved email update from slate and Gorden, looks like matter has settled and won, wonder how much we folks getting after all the pain and suffering with spam, guessing $1000-3000?

You are receiving this email as you registered your interest in our class action against Optus.

This email provides a brief update on how we are progressing your claim against Optus.
Court Win
What has been happening?
Our last update to you was in early 2024, after the Federal Court granted us access to a report on the data breach that Optus was trying to shield using legal privilege.

Since that time, we have had a number of milestones that we wanted to update you on.
First, Optus appealed against the Court’s decision mentioned above. We won that appeal and have now received a copy of the report and are using it to strengthen our case against Optus.

Second, we have started to receive documents from Optus as part of the discovery process, which will also be useful in building our case against Optus.

Third, we have prepared an Amended Statement of Claim which sets out in more detail our case against Optus. Please note that the amendments we have made do not affect group member eligibility.

Fourth, we have been developing evidence regarding specific experiences and types of loss which will be used to hold Optus to account.

Fifth, the Court has made orders for mediation between Slater and Gordon and Optus. This mediation will take place in late May 2025 and will provide an opportunity for us to seek to resolve the class action outside of Court, by agreement. If this were to occur, we would send you an email such as this one to advise you. If you do not receive such an email, you should assume that it has not resolved by agreement at the mediation.
Progress
We’ll keep you updated
You can expect to next hear from us in the second half of 2025 about the progress we’re making in our class action against Optus. Since you’ve registered your interest in the class action, we will always update you when there are any significant developments to share.

If you would like to learn more about how class actions work, you can visit our website and read about the lifecycle of a class action or take a look at our Class Actions 101 guide.

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Comments

  • Hybroid on 16/04/2025 - 14:33
    +27

    Aren't class action suits usually $10 for you and $9,990 for the 'no win, no fee' lawyers?

    Didn't know this was happening, looks like I missed out anyway.

    • GordonD on 16/04/2025 - 15:07
      +5

      $10 for you and $9990 for the lawyers overstates it, but you've got the general idea right.

      In the PFAS class action suit I was part of the settlement was $132.7 million of which the financiers got $50 million (38%), and the lawyers some of the rest but only in the millions. And the 5,000 or so claimants split what was left.

      There was a recent one where it is alleged someone was coaching young criminals to make fraudulent claims that they'd been sexually abused as children in state institutions, like youth jails. The example that got in the headlines was a payout to one claimant of $660,000 of which Slater and Gordon got $415,000 (63%) and the claimant got the remaining $245,000 (37%). If the courts decide it was fraud the lawyers won't have to pay back what they got. The police estimated there's been $1.3 billion in false claims, so we're talking about close to a billion that the lawyers have made out of it, and taxpayers won't get back.

      (Of course the other question about that redress scheme was how $1.3 billion in fraudulent claims was paid out. How badly was it run that people could make huge fraudulent claims and they were accepted as the truth and paid.)

    • AustriaBargain on 16/04/2025 - 19:17

      Wouldn't it be the usual no win no fee split minus their legal costs (which they can pull out of their ass, $1,000 to send an email, etc.).

  • JIMB0 on 16/04/2025 - 14:41

    Is it too late to join? It's basically $10 for free right?

    • Hybroid on 16/04/2025 - 14:46

      Looked into it and apparently we don't need to do anything or register yet. We can sign up for updates to be notified in future. Sounds like they're trying to win something then start evaluating who is eligible or not.

      Eligible group members do not need to take any steps at this stage to participate in the class action.

      https://www.slatergordon.com.au/class-actions/current-class-…

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 16/04/2025 - 16:17
      +2

      smoko snack sorted

    • happydude on 16/04/2025 - 17:23

      Usually with Class Actions you need to opt-out rather than in.

  • sghetti on 16/04/2025 - 15:42
    +4

    Beached as bro!

  • Fredfloresjr on 16/04/2025 - 15:52

    Maxed payment = $6.52 minus tax

  • Ice Cold on 16/04/2025 - 16:17

    How far does the breach go?

    I was an Optus@Home user many years ago, but I left and didn't keep my details up to date. I guess the hackers only have my date of birth.

  • pegaxs on 16/04/2025 - 16:24
    +3

    End users will get about $0.38 while the lawyers roll around in an Olympic sized indoor pool full of crisp, new $100 bills.

  • Gdsamp on 16/04/2025 - 16:43
    +3

    Ambulance Chaser law firm

  • McMaferMur on 16/04/2025 - 16:52
    -1

    gov should fine optus hard and australian should band together to change their provider (how hard it is? keep the number, one call to voda tpg telstra done). then, optus may be forced to bankrupcy as they end up with just 1% of the customers (those who are too lazy to to change)
    other companies will see how serious is cost of failing to safe guard our data, instead of taking it lighly because hey look, nothing happen to optus (and medibank and latitude and so on), so why we have to invest more into our cyber security team?

    but hey people just say well its already happen why we need to leave optus…. agree its already happened but we need to give them lesson (because gov incapable or not willing to)

    • pegaxs on 17/04/2025 - 07:58
      +1

      Ahhhh, yes, that’s just what Australia needs, a telco duopoly made up of a barely bearable network, and a terrible network just so we can teach Optus a lesson.

  • Domingo on 16/04/2025 - 16:56
    +3

    looks like matter has settled and won

    From the email you pasted, it looks like S&G won the right to access a report rather than won the class action. Also S&G have started to receive documents under discovery, so it's going to be a long time before any amounts get settled on.

    • happydude on 16/04/2025 - 17:22

      That's right. But it would appear having that report is now very good leverage to ensure doesn't become evidence in open court.

      I'm sure it would be highly critical of Optus, and obviously it was done by lawyers to protect it as privileged communication, which has now failed.

  • SYLTB on 16/04/2025 - 17:08

    Beach Bitch Breach

  • happydude on 16/04/2025 - 17:19
    +2

    guessing $1000-3000?

    If it is enough for a case of beer I'll be excited, but I expect less.

    It won't be anywhere near 3 figures let alone 4.

  • SBOB on 16/04/2025 - 18:40
    +2

    guessing $1000-3000?

    Your decimal point placement on those $ values needs to move 2 to 3 spots to the left.

  • cerealJay on 16/04/2025 - 19:13
    +4

    I get similar updates from Maurice Blackburn, the last one a few months ago.

    https://www.mauriceblackburn.com.au/class-actions/join-a-cla…

    The reason I'm bitter is I had well and truly left Optus 2 years before the data breach. My details including drivers licence was still leaked. Hanging onto ex-customers details that long, and leaving it online is a pathetic failure of privacy and security. In all my years working in IT, the Optus data breach is probably the dumbest breach I've seen. Bring on the class action.

  • vorsprung on 16/04/2025 - 20:01
    +3

    Yeah probably be lucky to see double digits.

    Probably have to give Slater & Gordon all my personal details in exchange for $10. How ironic.

    • JIMB0 on 17/04/2025 - 09:42

      If Slater & Gordan leak our info maybe we'll get another $10 from a Maurice Blackburn class action. Rinse and repeat.

  • djkelly69 on 17/04/2025 - 08:19
    +1

    I just got $39.99 in the ANZ credit card class action which settled for $57.5m. I don't think there is any chance people get $1-3k from this.

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