The mystery person, who goes by the online name Optusdata , has vanished from the online forum BreachForums and not logged on since issuing an apology on Tuesday.
The telco giant insists no financial information or passwords were accessed, a claim disputed by Aussie customers who say they ve had credit cards blocked and passwords leaked.
The hugely expensive 30-second commercial shows a woman on her phone getting a text, as words appear across the screen saying: 1 text from the boss and 3 malicious messages blocked .
The millions of Optus customers hit by the data breach are already getting a free driver s licence - but they could also be up for a new passport and Medicare number because of the hack.
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