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Tag: ransom

AMD held to ransom by gang that claims 450GB of data has been stolen

bitdefender.com

July 1, 2022

AMD held to ransom by gang that claims 450GB of data has been stolen

Crypto firm Tether says it won’t pay $24 million ransom after being threatened with document leak
March 2, 2021

Crypto firm Tether says it won’t pay $24 million ransom after being threatened with document leak

22,900 MongoDB databases held to ransom by hacker threatening to report firms for GDPR violations

tripwire.com

July 2, 2020

22,900 MongoDB databases held to ransom by hacker threatening to report firms for GDPR violations

Cyberpunk 2077 developers blackmailed after hackers steal plans for upcoming video game

bitdefender.com

June 9, 2017

Cyberpunk 2077 developers blackmailed after hackers steal plans for upcoming video game

Apple: If hackers have our customers’ passwords, they didn’t steal them from us

bitdefender.com

March 23, 2017

Apple: If hackers have our customers’ passwords, they didn’t steal them from us

Hackers claim they will wipe iPhones and iCloud accounts unless Apple pays ransom

bitdefender.com

March 21, 2017

Hackers claim they will wipe iPhones and iCloud accounts unless Apple pays ransom

27,000 MongoDB servers have their data wiped, receive ransom demand for its safe return
January 9, 2017

27,000 MongoDB servers have their data wiped, receive ransom demand for its safe return

Bank refuses to pay $3,000,000 ransom, hacker exposes customer account details
December 7, 2015

Bank refuses to pay $3,000,000 ransom, hacker exposes customer account details

Hacked TalkTalk says that it has received ransom demand
October 23, 2015

Hacked TalkTalk says that it has received ransom demand

Hacker hijacks Plex’s forum and blog, makes Bitcoin ransom demand
July 2, 2015

Hacker hijacks Plex’s forum and blog, makes Bitcoin ransom demand

Nokia paid millions to internet blackmailers who stole smartphone source code
June 18, 2014

Nokia paid millions to internet blackmailers who stole smartphone source code

           

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