extortion

Former Ubiquiti employee charged with hacking, extorting company

Former Ubiquiti employee charged with hacking, extorting company

Allegedly demanded nearly $2.8 million ransom.
Brendan Pierson Dec 2 2021 11:28AM Security
Psychiatric health data thief extorting individual patients

Psychiatric health data thief extorting individual patients

Sensitive information published online.
Juha Saarinen Oct 26 2020 9:40AM Security
Bomb hoax extortion emails spread down under

Bomb hoax extortion emails spread down under

Bitcoin bust creates threat boom.
Juha Saarinen Dec 14 2018 9:00AM Security
Database destroying worm menaces Linux and Windows servers

Database destroying worm menaces Linux and Windows servers

Botnet, ransomware and coin mining rolled into one malware.
Juha Saarinen Sep 19 2018 9:39AM Security
MySQL instances attacked by database blackmailers

MySQL instances attacked by database blackmailers

Copycats delete databases without dumping them.
Juha Saarinen Feb 26 2017 8:36PM Security
Nokia paid extortionist millions for stolen encryption keys

Nokia paid extortionist millions for stolen encryption keys

Perpetrator still on the loose.
Juha Saarinen Jun 18 2014 5:03AM 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
Extortionists down Feedly newsreader site

Extortionists down Feedly newsreader site

Denial of service attack.
Juha Saarinen Jun 12 2014 5:01AM Security
BitTorrent users targeted in new trojan extortion ploy

BitTorrent users targeted in new trojan extortion ploy

New scareware method in town.
Dan Kaplan Apr 13 2010 1:16PM Security
New ransomware variant features novel payment scheme

New ransomware variant features novel payment scheme

Utilises SEO poisoning.
Chuck Miller Nov 3 2009 12:05PM Security
IT administrator faces five years for network extortion

IT administrator faces five years for network extortion

An IT administrator faces up to five years in prison after he tried to extort money from his former employers by threatening to crash the company’s servers.
Iain Thomson Apr 29 2009 6:19AM Hardware
$1 million reward for arrest of cyberextortionists

$1 million reward for arrest of cyberextortionists

A pharmacy benefits management firm is offering a US$1 million reward for information leading to the conviction of its extortionists.
Dan Kaplan Nov 13 2008 10:44AM Security
Cyber criminals turn to extortion with Zippo-A trojan

Cyber criminals turn to extortion with Zippo-A trojan

Security experts have identified a tojan that encrypts victims' computer files, and then attempts to extort a ransom of $300 to restore the hijacked data.
William Eazel Mar 17 2006 10:10AM Security
Criminals encrypt files in extortion attempt

Criminals encrypt files in extortion attempt

Security companies have tracked a new type of internet attack that encrypts files on a user's machine and then demands payment for a decoder tool.
Marcia Savage May 24 2005 9:22PM Security
Extortion threats making firms pay out demands

Extortion threats making firms pay out demands

By John Nov 12 2004 5:05PM Security
Tokyo police arrest trio accused of Softbank extortion

Tokyo police arrest trio accused of Softbank extortion

Tokyo police have arrested three men on suspicion of attempted extortion from Softbank BB, the parent company to Yahoo BB.
Steve Gold Mar 2 2004 1:58PM Security

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