He was charged with using a telecommunications network with intent to commit a serious offence and dealing with identification information,which carry maximum penalties of 10 years and seven years behind bars respectively.
Court documents,seen by theHerald,allege Su dealt with “Optus customer information” over a 12-day period from September 24 to October 6,and the serious offence he intended to commit was “blackmail”.
Optus was the subject of a massive data breach in late September by anonymous hackers who stole the personal information of thousands of customers. Su is not accused of being involved in the initial hack.
Su’s lawyer told the court on Thursday that the teenager intended to plead guilty to the current charges.
Hannah Panizzutti,for the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions,sought an adjournment to November 8 to “review the charges” and “ensure everything is charged correctly”,so the case could proceed to sentence on that date.
She acknowledged the defence had indicated it was in a position to enter pleas.