Hacker releases private details of 10,000 Optus customers
The hacker behind a huge Optus data breach has released the private information of 10,000 customers.
The Australian Federal Police is investigating claims a hacker demanded a $1.5 million dollars ransom to stop the sale of the stolen data.
A post purportedly by the hacker responsible has threatened to release the details of a further 10,000 records per day until they receive payment.
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Tech experts say the post appears to be legitimate.
Bad news. The Optus hacker has released 10,000 customer records and says a 10K batch will be released every day over the next four days if Optus doesn't give into the extortion demand. #OptusDataBreach #optushack #auspol #infosec pic.twitter.com/NuGe7Pup8l
— Jeremy Kirk (@jkirk@infosec.exchange) (@Jeremy_Kirk) September 26, 2022
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