Sydney man arrested over Optus breach scam

By Alex Mitchell
Updated October 10 2022 - 9:14am, first published October 7 2022 - 11:33am
A Sydney man has been arrested for an alleged SMS scam linked to the Optus data breach. (AP PHOTO)
A Sydney man has been arrested for an alleged SMS scam linked to the Optus data breach. (AP PHOTO)

A Sydney man faces up to 10 years behind bars after being charged with trying to blackmail Optus customers caught up in the data breach.

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