#BitcoinRansom

Idaho Man Gets 10 Years for Hacking, Cyber Extortion

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November 14, 2024 at 03:53PM Robert Purbeck, 45, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for hacking 19 US servers, stealing personal information of 132,000 people, and extorting an orthodontist for Bitcoin. He accessed sensitive data from a medical clinic and a police department. He must also pay over $1 million in restitution. ### Meeting … Read more

Car dealer software slinger CDK Global said to have paid $25M ransom after cyberattack

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July 12, 2024 at 07:58PM CDK Global faced a ransomware attack leading to a reported $25 million Bitcoin ransom payment. Services were restored to US car dealerships after a two-week outage. The ransom payment was made to the BlackSuit ransomware operators. The financial impact exceeded the ransom and unresolved issues persist. CDK has not provided … Read more