Yes stollen data includes Medicare numbers , I guess what ever was given for identification. Optus claims it's not the Villain.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-27/online-account-claims-to-have-released-optus-customer-data/101476232
Ms Bayer Rosmarin said the company was not "the villains" in the situation and that customers should be on high alert.New South Wales Customer Service and Digital Government Minister Victor Dominello said on Twitter that Optus would contact customers in the coming days to advise whether or not they needed to apply for a replacement drivers licence.
He said people in the state with a digital drivers licence would have an interim card number issued instantaneously via the Service NSW app while a new plastic licence card would be issued within 10 business days.
"The cost to replace your driver licence is $29 and will be charged by Service NSW at the time of application – reimbursement advice will be issued by Optus to customers in the coming days," he wrote.
