The hacker behind the Optus security breach has reportedly released 10,000 customer records and demanded a $1.5 million ransom.

The Daily Mail reported the cybercriminal is threatening to release another 10,000 records every day for the next four days if the ransom is not paid.

The customer records include passport, drivers licence and Medicare numbers, dates of birth and home addresses, it said.

Cybersecurity journalist Jeremy Kirk, who says he has been in contact with the hacker, shared details of the ransom note on Tuesday morning. 

"The Optus hacker has released 10,000 customer records and says a 10K batch will be released every day over the next four days if Optus doesn’t give into the extortion demand," he wrote on Twitter. 

Read the full report here: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11252383/Optus-hacker-releases-10-000-private-records.html

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