The purported hacker who stole personal information from up to 9.8 million Optus users has apologised for their actions and claims to have deleted the stolen data.
In a sensational twist, the hackers – who hours earlier began leaking stolen information in a bid to draw Optus into a US$1 million ($1.53 million) ransom – now say there are “too many eyes” and that the data won’t be sold.
