Voice messages from children sent through an internet-connected toy called CloudPets were stolen from an exposed MongoDB database, which has been wiped clean and the data held for ransom.
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Hackers Find Bugs, Extort Ransom and Call it a Public Service
Crooks breaking into enterprise networks are holding data they steal for ransom under the guise they are doing the company a favor exposing a flaw.
Empty DDoS Threats Still Net Attackers $100,000
A group posing as the Armada Collective is threatening businesses with large-scale DDoS attacks without carrying out the attacks. So far, they’ve been paid more than $100,000.
Bitcoin Extortionist Copycats on the Rise, Experts Say
Experts believe that the success tied to a recent spate of DDoS for hire groups may be because many are copycat collectives operating with a shorter lifespan.
Arrest Made in TalkTalk Hack
TalkTalk CEO Dido Harding said someone purporting to be the hackers who attacked the U.K. telecom demanded a ransom to keep them from publishing the stolen data.
Ashley Madison members ‘easy target for extortion’
There is the very real possibility that members of the infidelity website Ashley Madison may be subject to extortion threats.
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