Phil Muncaster The forthcoming GDPR could offer cyber-criminals new opportunities to extort money from their victims, according to Trend Micro. The security vendor claimed that we could see hackers breach a…
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Webcam blackmail cases have doubled, police say
The suicides of four British men in the last year have been linked to so-called “sextortion”, police say. The number of people reporting webcam blackmails has more than doubled from…
TalkTalk cyber-attack: Boss 'receives ransom email'
BBC article states that DDoS attack preceded data theft. The head of TalkTalk says she has had an email demanding a ransom from a group purporting to be behind the…
Cyber-miscreants use Brit e-tailers as personal cash machines
Online resellers hit by serious issues this week. John Leyden British e-tailers are trying to manage website disruption after they were systematically targeted this week by DDoS extortionists. Bolton-based online…
Finance firms targeted by cyber extortion gang
Banks, media groups and gaming firms are being hit with extortion demands by a cyber gang who threaten to knock them offline unless they pay up. In a report, net…