blackmail

File-deleting Jigsaw ransomware cracked

File-deleting Jigsaw ransomware cracked

Decryptor found for aggressive malware.
Juha Saarinen Apr 14 2016 10:57AM Security
Cops arrest suspected DDoS extortion gang leader

Cops arrest suspected DDoS extortion gang leader

Australian police help flush out alleged DD4BC boss.
Juha Saarinen Jan 13 2016 11:30AM Security
Researchers uncover Aussie ransomware scourge

Researchers uncover Aussie ransomware scourge

As many as 10,000 hit by TorrentLocker.
Juha Saarinen Jan 14 2015 9:50AM Security
Domino's Pizza blackmailed over mass data leak

Domino's Pizza blackmailed over mass data leak

Updated: Over 600,000 customer records captured.
Juha Saarinen , Allie Coyne Jun 16 2014 6:32AM Security
Hackers blackmail Pricewaterhouse Coopers

Hackers blackmail Pricewaterhouse Coopers

Ransom US politician's stolen tax returns.
Darren Pauli Sep 10 2012 12:45PM Security
Hackers ransom Romney tax returns

Hackers ransom Romney tax returns

Claims Pricewaterhouse Coopers network was hacked.
Darren Pauli Sep 6 2012 11:45AM Security
Complex malware uses copyright threats to blackmail victims

Complex malware uses copyright threats to blackmail victims

Malware threatens to publish users' internet history.
Iain Thomson Apr 19 2010 1:50PM Security
New blackmail virus spread across Russia, could reach West

New blackmail virus spread across Russia, could reach West

Security experts warned of a new variation of a virus that encrypts files and then blackmails the user into parting with money in return for a password.
René Millman Jun 6 2006 10:48AM Security
U.K. sees first online blackmail case

U.K. sees first online blackmail case

Police in Manchester are investigating the case of a Rochdale woman whose computer files had been encrypted by cybercriminals.
René Millman Jun 1 2006 4:13PM Security
Cyber blackmail increasing

Cyber blackmail increasing

Cyber blackmail is on the increase, a new report has found.
René Millman Apr 21 2006 3:21PM Security
Rootkits, blackmail scams on the rise

Rootkits, blackmail scams on the rise

Online blackmailing grew in frequency during the first quarter of 2006, according to a study by one security vendor.
Frank Washkuch Apr 13 2006 9:38PM Security
Internet tycoon arrested for blackmail

Internet tycoon arrested for blackmail

Internet millionaire Cliff Stanford, who sold Demon Internet for £30 million, has been charged with conspiracy to blackmail and the illegal interception of communications under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Act 2000.
Dan Ilett Feb 16 2004 3:37PM Security

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