Article 640D8 AFP investigates $1m ransom demand posted online for allegedly hacked Optus data

AFP investigates $1m ransom demand posted online for allegedly hacked Optus data

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Royce Kurmelovs
from World news | The Guardian on (#640D8)

Attorney general Mark Dreyfus has been briefed by the privacy commissioner about hack and is seeking urgent' meeting with telco

The Australian federal police is investigating after the data of millions of Optus customers exposed during a recent hack was allegedly put up for sale online.

On Saturday morning a post appeared on a data market from a user claiming to be in possession of the information obtained from the breach with a demand for $1m in Monero cryptocurrency.

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