Infamous hacker that blackmailed porn viewers, forced to repay £270k(idahoreporter.com)
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Infamous hacker that blackmailed porn viewers, forced to repay £270k
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This is just an earlier (and less advanced) version of ransomware that merely locks the computer as opposed to encrypting files, and the use fear (with police-themed lock screens and threat of arrest over really awful crimes like illegal pornography) to encourage the victims to pay, but I don't see any blackmail.