- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- May 7th, 2015
DDoS Threats Hit Companies in New Zealand
Attackers demand thousands of dollars in bitcoins
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- February 23rd, 2015
Last Year's Celeb Hack Haunts Kris Jenner, Hacker Blackmails Her
It is unclear how the compromise occurred
- Celebrity News
- By Dragos Rusu
- July 4th, 2014
Prince Charles Divorcing Camilla Parker As Their Marriage Crumbles, Report Claims
The Queen reportedly called the Duchess of Cornwall “a disgrace”
- Celebrity News
- By Dragos Rusu
- June 4th, 2014
Justin Bieber Was Extorted for $1 Million (€734,560) for That Racist Video
The video shows the singer cracking an offensive racial joke when he was 15
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 2nd, 2014
58 People Arrested in the Philippines for Cyber Extortion
Three of them are believed to be linked to the suicide of a teen from Scotland
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 28th, 2014
Hackers Publish Names of 12,000 Customers of Belgian Hosting Firm AlfaNet
Rex Mundi threatens to make more information available if the company doesn’t pay up
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 25th, 2014
Hackers Blackmail Belgian Hosting Firm AlfaNet
Rex Mundi threatens to leak customer data and attack websites
- Music
- By Dragos Rusu
- April 22nd, 2014
Jay Z Blackmailed by Ex-Intern for $30 Million (€21.7 Million) Master Recordings
The rapper is told to pay up or risk losing the recordings for good
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 15th, 2014
Details of 480,000 People Compromised in UK Cosmetic Surgery Company Hack
The hackers tried to blackmail the Harley Medical Group
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 1st, 2014
Email Marketing Service Mad Mimi Hit by DDOS Attacks, Blackmailed
A number of companies have been targeted over the past weeks
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 18th, 2014
Man Who Hacked and Blackmailed Miss Teen USA Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison
Jared James Abrahams hacked into 150 online accounts
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 3rd, 2014
Meetup Down for Days Due to DDOS Attack Allegedly Ordered by a Competitor
The attackers have tried to blackmail the company
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 18th, 2014
Forbes: The Syrian Electronic Army Asked for “Fees” to Stop the Attack
The hacktivists deny blackmailing the media company
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 29th, 2014
Hacker Extorts Owner of @N into Handing Over the Twitter Username
The attacker hijacked his GoDaddy account and threatened to delete all his websites
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 20th, 2013
Two Polish Men Sentenced to Prison in the UK for Blackmail and DDOS Attacks
Piotr Smirnow and Patryk Surmacki will spend 5 years and 4 months in prison
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 19th, 2013
Hackers Threaten to Sell Details of 3.7 Million Israeli Bank Customers
The financial institutions don’t consider it as a serious threat
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 10th, 2013
California Man Who Hacked the Accounts of 350 Women Sentenced to 5 Years
The judge wasn't very impressed with the letter written by the extortionist