- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 13th, 2013
19-Year-Old Admits Hacking Miss Teen USA’s Computer
Abrahams has pleaded guilty to four counts of extortion and one count of hacking
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 21st, 2013
17-Year-Old Pawns Family Jewelry to Pay Off Blackmailing Hackers
The pawn shop gave him only $1,500 (€1,100) for jewels worth $100,000 (€75,000)
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 27th, 2013
19-Year-Old Arrested for Hacking Miss Teen USA’s Computer
The man is said to have extorted several women from all over the world
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 15th, 2013
Hacker Blackmails Miss Teen USA with Private Photos
Cassidy Wolf admitted using the same password for years
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 12th, 2013
Two Polish Men Arrested in London for DDOS Attack Against Gambling Website
The duo is accused of blackmailing the organization
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 17th, 2013
Hackers Leak Details of 6,000 Numericable Customers After Firm Refuses to Pay Up
Rex Mundi says the company has lied to the media regarding the impact of the breach
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 16th, 2013
Rex Mundi Hackers Blackmail Belgian Recruitment Agency Habeas
The cybercriminals threaten to leak details of over 20,000 job applicants
- Weekly Roundup
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 14th, 2013
Security Brief: Twitter Hacks, Android Vulnerabilities, Blackmail
The main events of the week between July 8 – July 14
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 13th, 2013
Rex Mundi Hackers Blackmail Belgian Telecoms Company Numericable
They claim to have gained access to over 6,000 detailed customer records
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 12th, 2013
Rex Mundi Hackers Leak 61,390 Customer Records from Italian Firm Websolutions.it
It appears that the company has refused to give in to blackmail
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 9th, 2013
Rex Mundi Hackers Blackmail Italian Hosting Service Websolutions.it
The company has until Friday to pay up, or its customers' data will be made available
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 1st, 2013
Hacker Allegedly Involved in Mitt Romney Tax Returns Extortion Scheme Indicted
The suspect is a 34-year-old from Franklin, Tennessee
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 29th, 2013
Extortionist Hackers Threaten to Leak Data from Swiss Web Hosting Firm Hoststar
Another organizations blackmailed by Rex Mundi hackers
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 30th, 2013
Man Claiming to Be Anonymous Hacker Sentenced to Prison for Blackmailing University
The culprit and his accomplice made threats from YouTube and Twitter
- Advisories
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 4th, 2013
DHS Warns Organizations of Telephony Denial-of-Service Attacks
Such attacks are used by fraudsters in extortion schemes
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 30th, 2013
27-Year-Old Hacker Accused of Blackmailing Women Arrested by the FBI
Authorities believe the suspect victimized over 350 women
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 28th, 2013
Rex Mundi Hackers Say They Will Sell "Buy Way" Data to Other Belgian Company
Buy Way says it hasn't paid the cybercriminals any money