Topic: Ransom Paid In Bitcoin - page 2. (Read 1668 times)
This is why I constantly repeat the same thing. Anonymity s the single negative trait BTC brings to the table and will be constantly exploited and attacked by scammers and BTC opponents.
they didn't say it but is this another story about sospicious email with an exe file where they clicked on it like dumb fishes?
because the fault it's only in their hand, and has nothing to do with bitcoin, it is just more convenient for hacker to ask them to pay in that way, because, more trouble can rise for tracking it back
because the fault it's only in their hand, and has nothing to do with bitcoin, it is just more convenient for hacker to ask them to pay in that way, because, more trouble can rise for tracking it back
Low life people. Demanding ransom is one thing, but severely threatening the people personally is beyond disgusting. That's why you should never leave too much data about yourself on social media sites.
Most companies try to save on things as IT, which is a huge mistake as you can see.
This should be (another) wake up call for businesses to shore up their security against these attacks.
Most companies try to save on things as IT, which is a huge mistake as you can see.
Yep, not only corporations. common man too
Every "ecosystem" has scammers so... I wonder why they paid. Was it cryptolocker type scam?
A criminal stays a criminal, even if he shifts to Bitcoin. The banks have the same problem... Who do you target, if you want to rob a bank? The people with the keys to the vault and access to the money.
Targetting a child is just more effective, because they are soft targets... They know a parent will do anything for his/her child and they exploit that.
We cannot blame Bitcoin for that behaviour... They are thieves with crypto knowledge. If this was done with Fiat, would it be global news? Nope...
Is this fake? Who knows... shills will post any #@$% that sounds remotely possible, to discredit Bitcoin.
Targetting a child is just more effective, because they are soft targets... They know a parent will do anything for his/her child and they exploit that.
We cannot blame Bitcoin for that behaviour... They are thieves with crypto knowledge. If this was done with Fiat, would it be global news? Nope...
Is this fake? Who knows... shills will post any #@$% that sounds remotely possible, to discredit Bitcoin.
This is the source of the OP's news: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/04/hackers-extorted-multinational-firm-in-australia-and-threatened-employee
Absolutely correct, as these attacks become more imminent companies really need to prioritize their cyber security and I don't know what information do these people put on social medias about their children that can be used by hackers. What kind of cyber attacks can a hacker do?
Ofcourse bitcoin shouldn't be blamed for this as it was only used as a payment instrument, although it is difficult to track the transaction made through it. I think government cyber crime division really need to educate themselves on how to track these criminals or else they will continue doing this.
Low life people. Demanding ransom is one thing, but severely threatening the people personally is beyond disgusting. That's why you should never leave too much data about yourself on social media sites.
Most companies try to save on things as IT, which is a huge mistake as you can see.
This should be (another) wake up call for businesses to shore up their security against these attacks.
Most companies try to save on things as IT, which is a huge mistake as you can see.
Absolutely correct, as these attacks become more imminent companies really need to prioritize their cyber security and I don't know what information do these people put on social medias about their children that can be used by hackers. What kind of cyber attacks can a hacker do?
Ofcourse bitcoin shouldn't be blamed for this as it was only used as a payment instrument, although it is difficult to track the transaction made through it. I think government cyber crime division really need to educate themselves on how to track these criminals or else they will continue doing this.
Low life people. Demanding ransom is one thing, but severely threatening the people personally is beyond disgusting. That's why you should never leave too much data about yourself on social media sites.
Most companies try to save on things as IT, which is a huge mistake as you can see.
This should be (another) wake up call for businesses to shore up their security against these attacks.
Most companies try to save on things as IT, which is a huge mistake as you can see.
This is sad but inevitable. I don't believe bitcoin itself has anything to do with the decision to hack, it just makes collecting the money easier. I am sure that there are other ways to transfer money. This should be (another) wake up call for businesses to shore up their security against these attacks.
Multinational firm paid ransom in bitcoins to hackers who broke into systems
Hackers extorted an international company based in Brisbane for a ransom paid out in bitcoin but then escalated their demands by threatening online attacks on a senior employee’s child, Queensland police have said.
The company, which police refused to identify, paid the hackers an initial ransom worth thousands of dollars after its computer system was hacked and sensitive data stolen earlier this year.
When the company refused a further larger ransom demand and contacted police, hackers then “profiled a senior member of the organisation, identified their family and threatened to discredit members of his family through online attacks particularly targeting a child”, police said.
The case prompted acting assistant commissioner Brian Hay to warn that businesses should never give in to extortion demands but also be wary of posting personal information on social media that could be exploited as leverage by cyber criminals.
“This was a very serious attack on an organisation and quite traumatic for the business, the victim and his family,” Hay said.
“We are strongly urging business to ensure their computer systems are secure and protected from hackers, that they adopt a policy of not paying ransom demands and carefully consider the information posted on social media.
“Organisations need to think about putting in place a strategy to counteract or respond to these type of incidents. But the one message that I cannot stress enough is to never comply with extortion demands and report these matters to us immediately.”
Hackers extorted an international company based in Brisbane for a ransom paid out in bitcoin but then escalated their demands by threatening online attacks on a senior employee’s child, Queensland police have said.
The company, which police refused to identify, paid the hackers an initial ransom worth thousands of dollars after its computer system was hacked and sensitive data stolen earlier this year.
When the company refused a further larger ransom demand and contacted police, hackers then “profiled a senior member of the organisation, identified their family and threatened to discredit members of his family through online attacks particularly targeting a child”, police said.
The case prompted acting assistant commissioner Brian Hay to warn that businesses should never give in to extortion demands but also be wary of posting personal information on social media that could be exploited as leverage by cyber criminals.
“This was a very serious attack on an organisation and quite traumatic for the business, the victim and his family,” Hay said.
“We are strongly urging business to ensure their computer systems are secure and protected from hackers, that they adopt a policy of not paying ransom demands and carefully consider the information posted on social media.
“Organisations need to think about putting in place a strategy to counteract or respond to these type of incidents. But the one message that I cannot stress enough is to never comply with extortion demands and report these matters to us immediately.”
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