File:2022 Optus data breach ransom note.png
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Summary[edit]
| Description | Note left by the perpetrator of the 2022 Optus data breach, on now-defunct website BreachForums. |
|---|---|
| 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 breach//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2022_Optus_data_breach_ransom_note.pngtrue | |
Licensing[edit]
 | 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:
…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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| current | 00:00, 4 January 2024 | | 435 × 229 (98 KB) | DatBot (talk | contribs) | Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable) |
| 06:35, 3 January 2024 | No thumbnail | 1,746 × 920 (1.09 MB) | JML1148 (talk | contribs) | Changing it so it is actually readable - cut out a large portion of the screenshot but leaving the useful, readable text. | |
| 00:00, 20 May 2023 | No thumbnail | 465 × 215 (95 KB) | DatBot (talk | contribs) | Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable) | |
| 07:16, 19 May 2023 | No thumbnail | 1,585 × 733 (671 KB) | JML1148 (talk | contribs) | {{Non-free use rationale software screenshot | Description = Note left by the perpetrator of the 2022 Optus data breach, on now-defunct website BreachForums. | Author = Message was left anonymously, screenshot taken by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. | Source = https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-27/optus-data-breach-cyber-attack-hacker-ransom-sorry/101476316 | Article = 2022 Optus data breach | Purpose = To show the message... |
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