Recently, 10 million customers of Australian telecommunications company Optus had their sensitive information exposed as a result of a cyber-attack by an unknown hacker. According to the experts this is one of the worst data breach in Australian history. Optus said current and former customers' data were stolen - including names, birthdates, home addresses, phone and email contacts, and passport and driving licence numbers. The hacker later published 10,000 customer records on an online forum and threatened to sell the remaining data unless Optus paid A$1.5 million in cryptocurrency within a week. In light of this catastrophic event the federal government is considering immediate reform in this area.

Ethical Dilemma: Reflecting on this serious data breach incident, who should be accountable for safeguarding the personal data of individuals - the organisation who collected the data or the government itself?

A .Justify your answer by applying two chosen ethical concepts or theoretical models (i.e. utilitarianism, deontology, social contract theory, character-based ethical theory, ACS code of ethics). Provide a brief overview of the chosen ethical theories, your analysis of the dilemma and proposed solution to the ethical dilemma based on the chosen theories.

B .Analyse the case by applying the modern ethical approach and propose a solution to the given ethical dilemma. Briefly explain modern ethical approach