WannaCry Extortion Fraud Reemerges
The emails claim that all of the victim’s devices have been hacked and infected with the infamous ransomware — and then ask for Bitcoin to “fix” it. Continue reading WannaCry Extortion Fraud Reemerges
Category Archives: extortion
When Your Arrest Photo Appears on a Mugshot Website
Lawmakers are cracking down on sites like Mugshots.com and UnpublishArrest.com. At such a mushrooming online nexus of extortion and blackmail, will it make any difference? Continue reading When Your Arrest Photo Appears on a Mugshot Website
Rex Mundi hacking extortion gang busted by Europol
There’s so much bad news about computer security that we sometimes forget to applaud when something good happens.
Let’s change that right now.
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Extortionists demand millions from Liberty; threaten to release ‘sensitive data’ of ‘top clients’
Ransomware and extortion aren’t going away in 2018. A group of hackers has threatened financial services provider Liberty with the leak of “top client” data if they refuse to pay a ransom. Parent company Liberty Holdings posted a noti… Continue reading Extortionists demand millions from Liberty; threaten to release ‘sensitive data’ of ‘top clients’
Mugshots.com’s alleged owners arrested for extortion
Mugshots.com publishes people’s mugshots and extorts a removal fee. Continue reading Mugshots.com’s alleged owners arrested for extortion
After Arrest in Serbia, Netflix Hackers ‘The Dark Overlord’ Say They’re Still Going
Serbian police may have arrested a suspected member of The Dark Overlord hacking crew, but someone in control of the group’s email account told Motherboard “we’re still here.” Continue reading After Arrest in Serbia, Netflix Hackers ‘The Dark Overlord’ Say They’re Still Going
iPhone crackers GrayShift become victim of extortion after code Leak
By Waqas
GrayKey’s code snippets recently appeared online and an unknown party was
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Someone Is Trying to Extort iPhone Crackers GrayShift With Leaked Code
Last week an unknown party started to publish code snippets from iPhone unlocking tool GrayKey. To stop, the extortionists are demanding 2 bitcoin, but they may not have more code to offer. Continue reading Someone Is Trying to Extort iPhone Crackers GrayShift With Leaked Code
Beware the fake Facebook sirens that flirt you into sextortion
Fake hot-babe profiles are working together as “feeders,” “bait” and “hunters” in order to lure men into sex chats that lead to extortion. Continue reading Beware the fake Facebook sirens that flirt you into sextortion
Bomb hoax targeting schools
More than 400 schools were targeted with a bomb hoax, seemingly to harass the apparent sender.
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