Sydney man spared jail after 'opportunistic' Optus data blackmail attempt
- davidwatson034
- Feb 7, 2023
- 1 min read
A Sydney man responsible for an "opportunistic" and "unsophisticated" blackmail attempt against dozens of hacked Optus customers has been spared jail but must complete 100 hours of community service.
Dennis Su, 20, sent text messages to 92 people in September after finding their information on a website that published data from the Optus breach.
He told them their personal details would be sold and used for fraudulent activity within days unless they transferred $2,000 to a bank account belonging to his younger brother.
Nobody paid the money and one person replied to Su informing him that his details had been forwarded to police.
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