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