E-Biz sites hit with targeted attacks, extortion threats

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E-business sites hit with attacks,
extortion threats

E-business sites hit with attacks,
extortion threats 09/24/2004 05:58 PM
A distributed denial-of-service attack that disrupted Web-based systems at credit card payment processing firm Authorize.Net earlier this week is indicative of a sharp increase in the number of cyberattacks being targeted at specific companies and driven by profit motives on the part of the hackers who launch them.

Grand National extortion attacks
'unlikely'

Grand National extortion attacks
'unlikely' 04/08/2005 10:52 PM
ZDNet UK Apr 9 2005 3:06AM GMT

Trojan e-mails suggest trend toward
targeted attacks

Trojan e-mails suggest trend toward
targeted attacks 06/17/2005 04:55 PM
Ongoing e-mail attacks against several U.K. government agencies and companies show that hackers are increasingly using targeted attacks, analysts said.

Early Al Qaeda Plans Targeted 10 U.S.
Sites -Panel (Reuters)

Early Al Qaeda Plans Targeted 10 U.S.
Sites -Panel (Reuters) 06/16/2004 04:38 PM
Reuters - Al Qaeda had originally planned to crash hijacked planes into 10 targets in the United States and carry out simultaneous attacks in southeast Asia, the panel investigating the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks said on Wednesday.

"Make baseless personal attacks and
threats"

"Make baseless personal attacks and
threats" 04/18/2004 03:21 AM

For e-commerce Web sites - Dynamic Web
pages can mean extra targeted traffic if
optimized correctly

For e-commerce Web sites - Dynamic Web
pages can mean extra targeted traffic if
optimized correctly 08/06/2004 02:18 AM
[PRWEB Aug 6, 2004]

Legal Threats Stalk Adult Sites

Legal Threats Stalk Adult Sites 06/15/2004 05:19 AM
Wired News Jun 15 2004 9:47AM GMT

Sites Fight Back On Baseless Legal
Threats

Sites Fight Back On Baseless Legal
Threats 09/17/2004 06:47 AM
In the past year and a half, Techdirt has received five or six threats of legal action for things written on the site (one time we even received two completely separate legal threats on the same day -- which actually was quite confusing). None of these went very far, as a quick review of every situation showed they were baseless. In every case, the threats involved statements (usually in the comments) that someone didn't want to be out there, but which were clearly perfectly legal. What most of those doing the threatening failed to realize was that if legal action was taken, the first thing that would happen would be a public discussion of what was happening -- meaning a random comment from years ago on the site that no one looked at any more, would suddenly get a lot more attention (see: Streisa nd, Barbara). Anyway, it looks like more sites (especially in the blog realm) are learning not to freak out every time they get a cease & desist letter, but to push back, and even publicize the threats. At some point, lawyers will wise up and realize that baseless legal threats, with the hope that the legalese will scare a non-lawyer, have a very high likelihood of backfiring in a big way.

Netsky attacks: Four sites down, one to
go

Netsky attacks: Four sites down, one to
go 04/09/2004 04:09 PM

mi2g attacks "so-called" security sites

mi2g attacks "so-called" security sites 07/23/2004 12:51 PM
Rob Rosenberger (Jul 22 2004)

Trojan virus attacks popular Web sites

Trojan virus attacks popular Web sites 06/27/2004 07:53 AM

Mimail variant attacks anti-spam sites.
Again

Mimail variant attacks anti-spam sites.
Again 12/02/2003 11:01 AM
This time it's war

Legalized extortion by any other name

Legalized extortion by any other name 09/27/2004 06:35 AM
CNET News.com's Washington watcher, Declan McCullagh, gets behind the Senate Commerce Committee's approval of an controversial bill.

Hacker Extortion

Hacker Extortion 12/29/2003 11:46 PM

Cyber Blackmail Wave Targets Office Workers: Nice.

Cyber blackmail artists are shaking down office workers, threatening to delete computer files or install pornographic images on their work PCs unless they pay a ransom, police and security experts said.

The extortion scam, which is believed to have surfaced one year ago, indiscriminately targets anyone on the corporate ladder with a PC connected to the Internet.

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Fighting Online Extortion

Fighting Online Extortion 09/19/2004 11:24 AM

Online extortion on the rise

Online extortion on the rise 12/19/2004 03:45 PM
In the "New Economy," extortionists don't threaten to trash the premises and shoot the owner; instead, they threaten to DDoS the server. Thankfully, "extortion" already has an "e" at the beginning, sparing us the otherwise inevitable neologism.

FTC Shuts Down Pop-Up Extortion Firm

FTC Shuts Down Pop-Up Extortion Firm 11/06/2003 05:04 PM

FBI Investigating Cyber-extortion

FBI Investigating Cyber-extortion 05/13/2004 12:42 PM

Two remanded on extortion charges

Two remanded on extortion charges 03/26/2005 09:31 AM
Two Belfast men are remanded in custody charged with a number of offences including extortion.

A How-Not-To Guide to Cyber-Extortion

A How-Not-To Guide to Cyber-Extortion 06/27/2004 11:35 AM

Former DirecTV Bag Man Discusses
Extortion Campaign

Former DirecTV Bag Man Discusses
Extortion Campaign 04/16/2004 08:58 PM
As DirecTV continues their campaign to threate n anyone who bought a smart card reader, even if they did so for completely legitimate reasons, it looks like some more evidence is coming out against them. A former employee working in their anti-piracy division is now suing the company suggesting they forced him to do illegal and unethical things in forcing innocent people to pay up. He says he felt like "a bag man for the mob" and talks about how the anti-piracy operation "was an elaborate extortion racket," that rewarded employees based on how much settlement revenue they brought in. He points out that this encouraged them to work as hard as possible to make everyone pay up, whether or not they had done anything illegal.

Feds Thwart Extortion Plot Against Best
Buy

Feds Thwart Extortion Plot Against Best
Buy 01/07/2004 02:38 PM
hiero writes "From an article in the Star Tribune: 'Federal authorities said Tuesday they thwarted an extortion plot against Best Buy Co. Inc. by a man who ...

Bookies extortion gang caught

Bookies extortion gang caught 07/21/2004 01:08 PM
Police arrest three Russian members of a global gang which sought to extort money from British bookmakers by sabotaging websites.

EFF Gets DirecTV To Stop Extortion
Program

EFF Gets DirecTV To Stop Extortion
Program 06/15/2004 03:32 AM
It only took a few years of pressure, but DirecTV is backing down from their policy of extortion when it comes to anyone who has bought a smart card reader. The situation, in case you hadn't followed the case, was that DirecTV got access to the sales lists of some companies that sold smart card readers - which can be used to create cards for illegally accessing satellite TV. Of course, there are other, perfectly legitimate, reasons why someone might want a smartcard reader as well - but DirecTV didn't really care. Instead, they sent out threatening letters, demand ing $3,500 or filing a lawsuit, where you would need to prove your innocence, rather than have DirecTV show you had actually done something illegal. Last year, the EFF got involved in the case, and it appears they've convinced DirecTV to back off. They say they will "no longer sue or threaten to sue people merely for possessing smart card devices." They'll also make it easier for anyone they contact to prove their innocence prior to the case going to court. Of course, this doesn't solve the legal problems of many who have been hounded over the past few years by DirecTV.

DirecTV Extortion Program stopped by EFF

DirecTV Extortion Program stopped by EFF 06/15/2004 11:32 AM

Acacia Excited About Yet Another Patent
Extortion Win

Acacia Excited About Yet Another Patent
Extortion Win 07/06/2004 03:00 PM
Acacia, the company that goes around threatening just about everyone with patent infringement is now all excited that they've convinced one smaller cable company to pay up, rather than face an extended lawsuit fighting Acacia's bogus patents. It sure is getting repetitive, but once again, can someone explain what Acacia has done to benefit innovation?

One companies response to a SCO
extortion letter!

One companies response to a SCO
extortion letter! 01/23/2004 03:54 AM
It is important to stand shoulder to shoulder and let SCO know that they cannot play the heavy handed extortion...

Compensation for Bandwidth Costs is
Extortion?

Compensation for Bandwidth Costs is
Extortion? 03/06/2004 02:04 AM
Slashdot Mar 5 2004 9:05PM GMT

Internet Extortion Ring Smashed

Internet Extortion Ring Smashed 07/23/2004 02:47 PM

Wi-fi hopper guilty of cyber-extortion

Wi-fi hopper guilty of cyber-extortion 06/26/2004 06:00 AM
The Register Jun 26 2004 10:09AM GMT

Scam sites start spoofing secure sites

Scam sites start spoofing secure sites 12/12/2003 10:26 AM
Personal Computer World Dec 12 2003 9:16AM ET

Russia Tracks Down Internet Extortion
Group

Russia Tracks Down Internet Extortion
Group 07/28/2004 09:55 PM
Red Nova Jul 29 2004 1:42AM GMT

Wi-fi hopper guilty of cyber-extortion
| The Register

Wi-fi hopper guilty of cyber-extortion
| The Register 06/28/2004 03:11 AM
Wi-fi hopper guilty of cyber-extortion The Register .. guilty plea to a charge of attempted extortion

theregister.co.uk/2004/06/26/wifi_hopper_extortion
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Extradition ruled out in bookie
extortion case

Extradition ruled out in bookie
extortion case 08/04/2004 11:46 AM
Leave it the Russians, say UK cybercops

Internet gambling extortion racket
broken up

Internet gambling extortion racket
broken up 07/21/2004 09:43 PM
News.ft.com - Wed Jul 21, 09:24 pm GMT

Russian internet extortion gang cracked

Russian internet extortion gang cracked 07/22/2004 06:47 PM
New Scientist Jul 22 2004 11:39PM GMT

Russian extortion gang faces 15 years

Russian extortion gang faces 15 years 07/29/2004 01:34 PM
DOS villainy hit UK bookies for millions before net closed

Online Extortion Ring Broken Up (PC
World)

Online Extortion Ring Broken Up (PC
World) 07/21/2004 11:07 AM
PC World - Three men are suspected of pressuring gambling sites into paying protection money.

Cybercops seize Russian extortion
masterminds

Cybercops seize Russian extortion
masterminds 07/21/2004 11:23 AM
Three online blackmail suspects cuffed
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