Wednesday 28 September 2022 07:11 AM Optus hack: Hacking community slam Optusdata as a 'script kiddie' trends now
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Hackers are mocked the 'Optusdata' hacker who stole the personal information of more than 10million Australians after they demanded a $1.5million ransom - and then apologised.
The hackers published one batch of data, containing 10,000 Optus customers' details, before backing down from the ultimatum in a series of posts to an online forum used by the hacking community.
Optus has said it was the victim of a sophisticated attack but the hacker's peers have slammed the cyber thief as a 'script kiddie' who got 'in over their head' and panicked.
The term is used unflatteringly by the community for someone who uses automated programs to infiltrate computer servers and websites.
The hacking community has slammed the perpetrator of the Optus cyber heist as an 'amateur'
The post from Optusdata in which they backed down from their ransom demand (pictured)
'There was nothing sophisticated about it,' cybersecurity consultant Shubham Shah told The Australian.
Shah made a name for himself finding computer system vulnerabilities for global tech giants like Facebook, PayPal and Uber when he was just
