File:2022 Optus data breach ransom note.png
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Summary
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| Description | Note left by the perpetrator of the 2022 Optus data breach, on now-defunct website BreachForums. |
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| Author or copyright owner |
Message was left anonymously, screenshot taken by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. |
| Source (WP:NFCC#4) | https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-27/optus-data-breach-cyber-attack-hacker-ransom-sorry/101476316 |
| Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) | 2022 Optus data breach |
| Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) | To show the message on the article, which currently doesn't have an image and mentions a fair amount the ransom note. It would be good for readers to be able to see it. |
| Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1) |
No free version exists; the website is now defunct and is not archived. |
| Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) | The image was resized to remove any parts that aren't necessary. |
| Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2) |
The website is now defunct, and there isn't much use to the ABC as the incident in question is months old. The ransom note is unlikely to be reported on again. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of 2022 Optus data breachhttp://70.231.62.181/index.php/File:2022_Optus_data_breach_ransom_note.pngtrue | |
Licensing
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This is a screenshot of copyrighted computer software, and the copyright for its contents is most likely held by the author(s) or the company that created the software. It is believed that the use of a limited number of low-resolution screenshots:
- for identification of, and critical commentary on, the software in question,
- in the absence of a free alternative,
- on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,
…qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information.
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| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
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| current | 00:00, 4 January 2024 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 435 × 229 (98 KB) | ~2025-31217-19 (talk) | opt for pushpin map |
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