Optus ‘hacker’ demands $1.5m ransom,A nefarious character is demanding Optus pay US$1 million (A$1.5 million) in cryptocurrency otherwise they will leak sensitive information about millions of Australians that they claim to have obtained in a sophisticated hack.
Optus ‘hacker’ demands $1.5m ransom
A nefarious character is demanding Optus pay US$1 million (A$1.5 million) in cryptocurrency otherwise they will leak sensitive information about millions of Australians that they claim to have obtained in a sophisticated hack.
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