4 stories tagged extortion, newest first.
251 points by Bender | 148 comments
KrebsOnSecurity report that federal investigators suspect a U.S. ransomware negotiation firm executive helped run the ShinyHunters group's extortion website.
598 points by StrangeSound | 268 comments
Checkout.com blog statement on an extortion incident involving a legacy system, its refusal to pay ransom, and planned investment in cybersecurity research.
698 points by PaulKeeble | 356 comments
The Verge news article reporting Discord's statement that about 70,000 users may have had government ID photos leaked via a breached customer service provider.
329 points by todsacerdoti | 183 comments
KrebsOnSecurity investigation suggesting the hacker Kiberphant0m, linked to Snowflake customer data extortions, may be a U.S. Army soldier stationed in South Korea.