- Weekly Roundup
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 27th, 2013
Security Brief: Google Defacements and Blackmail
The main events of the week between January 21 and January 27
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 25th, 2013
Belgium Firm Buy Way Admits It Was Hacked, Doesn’t Give In to Extortion
The company has contacted law enforcement authorities and strengthened its security
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 24th, 2013
Hackers to Belgian Firm Buy Way: Pay 20,000 EUR or We Leak Your Data (Updated)
Rex Mundi hackers are trying to blackmail another company
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 10th, 2013
Rex Mundi Hackers Blackmail Drake International, Threaten to Leak 300,000 Records
The company says it has contacted the police and it will not give in to extortion
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 8th, 2013
80 Chinese and Taiwanese Scammers Arrested in Cambodia
The suspects will all be deported in the upcoming period
- General Business
- By Bogdan Popa
- December 10th, 2012
Skype User Blackmailed After Getting Naked on Camera
A Cottonwood Heights man was blackmailed by a woman he met on an adult website
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 3rd, 2012
Hackers Use Malware to Steal Photos, Blackmail Users
Trend Micro researchers have analyzed an image file-stealing threat
- Oddiverse
- By Raluca Anghel
- October 16th, 2012
Amanda Todd Appeared Naked Regularly on Blog TV, Was Banned a Few Times
The Daily Capper featured her in 2010, after apparently flashing audiences more than once
- Oddiverse
- By Raluca Anghel
- October 16th, 2012
Anonymous Reveals the Identity of Amanda Todd's Tormentor
Officials had known about Todd's photos being circulated online since one year ago
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 15th, 2012
Extortionists Threaten to Leak Databases of 300 Websites Designed by Webassur
If they don't get €5,000 ($6,600) by Monday they’ll publish the information
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 29th, 2012
Alleged University of Pittsburgh Hacker Pleads Not Guilty
He has been allowed to use the Internet, but he’s closely monitored
- Security Fixes and Improvements
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 21st, 2012
Cybercriminals to Israeli Firms: Pay Up or We Reveal Your Secrets
Extortion has becoming a serious issue for many companies
- Digital Rights/Piracy
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 18th, 2012
File-Sharing Blackmail Scam Hits Sweden
Victims are asked to pay fines between 90 EUR ($110) and 195 EUR ($239)
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 4th, 2012
Six Individuals Arrested by Chinese Police for Attacking Trading Firm Sites
The suspects launched DDOS attacks against companies that refused to pay up
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 20th, 2012
Hackers Leak Data from AmeriCash Advance After Company Refuses to Pay Up
Rex Mundi, the hackers that demand the "idiot tax," are back
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 7th, 2012
Hackers Blackmail Symantec, Claim to Have Norton Internet Security 2012 Code
The security company denies that the source code is legitimate
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 3rd, 2012
Hackers Blackmail Dexia Bank: Pay “Idiot Tax” or We Release Customer Data (Updated)
The incident comes after the hackers gained access to the servers of Elantis