extortion
28 stories on extortion, newest first, from 31 briefings. Each is a plain-language summary written here for Australian business, with a link to the original reporting. Where several outlets covered the same event, the rest sit under it as extra coverage.
- ShinyHunters Claims FBI Data Breach, Raising Safety and Security Concerns
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Former US Soldier Sentenced to Nearly Six Years for Telecom Hacking and Extortion
Also covered by The Register, Krebs on Security
- Former US Army Soldier Sentenced Over AT&T and Snowflake Extortion Spree
- ShinyHunters Breaches FBI Jobs Portal in Apparent Retaliation Move
- Latvian Police Arrest Suspect Behind Extortion Hack on Electronics Repair Firm
- ShinyHunters Claims Breach of FBI Jobs Site, Alleges Theft of Agent Data
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ShinyHunters Claims Major Breach of FBI Employee Data
Also covered by The Register
- Cybercrime Rivals Turn on Each Other: ShinyHunters Hijacks Cl0p's Extortion Site
- Extortion Group Demands $3M in Monero After Revolut Data Leak
- Hackers Threaten to Sell Revolut Customer Data Unless $3M Ransom Paid
- Revolut Hit by Extortion Attempt After Fraudsters Posed as Government Officials
- Revolut Hit by Fake Government Request, Attackers Demand $780M in Bitcoin
- Blockstream Refuses Ransom Demand After $47 Million Bitcoin Theft on Liquid Network
- Berlin Government Data Leaked After Refusing €2 Million Ransomware Demand
- Berlin Refuses $2 Million Ransom Demand, Hackers Dump 5.7TB of Stolen Data
- Healthcare Giant McKesson Confirms Data Breach Amid Extortion Threat
- Extortion Group Claims Massive Data Theft from Manchester Airports Group
- Ransomware Gang Rhysida Demands Ransom From Berlin Government — City Refuses to Pay
- Berlin Government Refuses to Pay Ransom After State Network Data Theft
- US Charges 17 in Iran-Linked Hacking Case Tied to HBO Extortion Plot
- New Scam Alert: 'Ransom Busters' Preys on Ransomware Victims with Fake Recovery Offers
- Uber Freight Investigating Alleged Data Breach Claimed by Hacking Group
- Shenzhen Employee Jailed for Bitcoin Extortion Posing as Overseas Hacker
- Voice Phishing Extortion Gang Rebrands Multiple Times After Making Millions
- Canadian Man Pleads Guilty to Snowflake Data Extortion Spree
- Canadian Man Admits Role in Massive Snowflake Data Extortion Spree
- Same Scammers, New Names: Vishing Extortion Gang Rebrands to Evade Detection
- Data Breach at Madera Community Hospital Exposes Info of 150,000 People