Hacker releases details of 10,000 Optus customers
The Optus hacker has released the personal details of 10,000 customers, and is threatening to release more records if their demands aren’t met.
Australian Federal Police is investigating claims the hacker has demanded $1.5 million 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.
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 (@Jeremy_Kirk) September 26, 2022