Optus seeks soft-class closure ahead of Australian data-breach mediation
By Sean Maguire ( October 22, 2026, 05:23 GMT | Insight) -- Singtel Optus is seeking soft-class closure ahead of February mediation to clarify how many people may seek compensation over a 2022 data breach alleged to have affected around 9.5 million people in Australia. Federal Court Judge Jonathan Beach expressed skepticism about early registration and deferred orders on notifying class members, with the applicants opposing another registration process as costly and duplicative. Beach said unnecessary confidentiality claims must not hinder the trial, after applicants said Optus had claimed confidentiality over roughly 87 percent of their proposed trial documents in full.Ahead of a planned February mediation, Singtel Optus told an Australian court it is seeking soft-class closure in a long-running dispute over a mass data breach....
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