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Sydney man spared jail after 'opportunistic' Optus data blackmail attempt

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.

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