An alleged 19-year-old from the Sydney suburbs sent extortion SMS messages to Optus data breach victims. A juvenile threatened to blackmail victims whose data…
Optus data leaks
Data Breach
Optus discloses the scope of the data breach but refuses to say how it occurred.
The 9.8 million subscribers affected by the data breach have 1.2 million valid forms of identity. According to the Singtel-owned Australian operator, who also…
Data Breach
Optus Facing $1 Million Threat of Extortion Following Data Breach
A US$1 million extortion demand has been made against the second-largest telecommunications provider in Australia in an effort to stop the sale of potentially…