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A Fairfax Media investigation can reveal Mumbai-based security firm AI Solutions is asking between $350 and $1000 in exchange for the private information, but even more if the target is an Australian "VIP, politician, police, [or] celebrity.
AI Solutions is just one of potentially several private companies selling phone records, home addresses and other private details of Australian telecommunication company customers. They in turn have received the information from employees of the call centres used widely by Australian businesses.
Security industry sources said the practice has been long-standing. AI Solutions has told customers it has sold people's personal data for several years.
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Insiders at Offshore Call Centres Are Offering the Private Details of Customers of Australian Telcos
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 18 2016, @07:19AM
The main problem is that all Australians have to send a colour scan of their ID etc to the phone company to enable a sim. Which is bloody stupid as all of the call centres are overseas. Every day thousands of Australians send their information to call centres just to prevent a few terrorists from activating a phone sim. Seriously stupid.