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Tag: extortion

FTC warns LGBTQ+ community of extortion scams targeting them on dating apps

bitdefender.com

July 1, 2022

FTC warns LGBTQ+ community of extortion scams targeting them on dating apps

LAPSUS$ hacks Globant. 70GB of data leaked from IT firm

bitdefender.com

April 1, 2022

LAPSUS$ hacks Globant. 70GB of data leaked from IT firm

FBI adds LAPSUS$ data extortion gang to its “Most Wanted” list
March 31, 2022

FBI adds LAPSUS$ data extortion gang to its “Most Wanted” list

Optimistic father of LAPSUS$ hacking suspect says he’s going to try to stop him using computers
March 25, 2022

Optimistic father of LAPSUS$ hacking suspect says he’s going to try to stop him using computers

Man charged with Ubiquiti data breach and extortion was employee assigned to investigate hack

bitdefender.com

December 3, 2021

Man charged with Ubiquiti data breach and extortion was employee assigned to investigate hack

After hackers blackmailed their clients, Finnish therapy firm declares bankruptcy

bitdefender.com

February 12, 2021

After hackers blackmailed their clients, Finnish therapy firm declares bankruptcy

Smashing Security podcast #166: What the Dickens! Ad ban thank you scam
February 20, 2020

Smashing Security podcast #166: What the Dickens! Ad ban thank you scam

Sextortion scam leverages Nest video footage to fool victims into believing they are being spied upon everywhere

bitdefender.com

January 20, 2020

Sextortion scam leverages Nest video footage to fool victims into believing they are being spied upon everywhere

Sextortion with a twist of Litecoin
November 28, 2019

Sextortion with a twist of Litecoin

Radiohead refuses to pay $150,000 ransom for ‘hacked’ recordings, releases them instead
June 12, 2019

Radiohead refuses to pay $150,000 ransom for ‘hacked’ recordings, releases them instead

Email blackmailer threatens to have your website blocked forever

bitdefender.com

June 10, 2019

Email blackmailer threatens to have your website blocked forever

Extortion emails a go-go
April 17, 2019

Extortion emails a go-go

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