Australian police are investigating the theft of personal data of 10.000 users of the telecommunications company Optus, which was the target of a hacker attack and a ransom of one million Australian dollars in cryptocurrency was demanded, the company said.

Optus, Australia's second-largest mobile operator, which is owned by Singapore Telecom, has had the data of 10 million customers stolen, including home addresses, driver's licenses and passport numbers, compromised in one of the world's largest data breaches. personal data in Australia.

The hackers announced today that they deleted the data due to too much media attention and that they are withdrawing the ransom demand. They also expressed regret over the data leak of 10.200 Australians.

Optus and the Australian Federal Police, which cooperated with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other agencies involved in the investigation, declined to comment on the hackers' allegations.