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Criminal Gangs Blackmail Web Users With Porn Threat
News It's blackmail, at the end of the day. While criminal gangs are more widely associated with threatening denial of service attacks unless they get a kickback of thousands of pounds, it seems some are taking a more small-scale approach to extortion...
[July 22, 2004, 16:30]
Microsoft Denies Blackmail Accusations
Talkback Threats and blackmail are never direct. Sounds like Microsoft scare tactics and smells like Bill Gates dirty tricks. They confessed to "talking" about the patent issue. If Bill Gates thinks he can be the Mob boss, we'll see what Denmark’s decision is.
[February 15, 2005, 18:12]
Microsoft Denies Blackmail Accusations
News Following the Børsen report the Social Democrats, the main opposition party in Denmark, issued a press release entitled "Blackmail shall not dictate Danish IT policy", in which it said corporations have no right to dictate Danish policy.
[February 15, 2005, 15:05]
Microsoft Denies Blackmail Accusations
Talkback Microsoft reguarly blackmail governments. In the same way most monopolies and large suppliers blackmail governments, councils and other companies which use them. Sure, these accusations are of even more serious nature and do seem at face value to...
[February 16, 2005, 16:41]
Microsoft Denies Blackmail Accusations
Talkback Can EU really unite? Why France and Germany don't say anything? They always pretend to be the EU leaders when it comes to shearing. Can more countries support brave Poland, Denmark and Holland? Can the world be more idealistic?
[February 17, 2005, 6:50]
Criminal Gangs Blackmail Web Users With Porn Threat
Talkback I would like to send you some links to publications about my criminal case. Would you like to review materials and give your opinion what possible to do now. I have consequences hard to live now. My case are getting public attention now as an...
[August 3, 2004, 20:22]
Criminal Gangs Blackmail Web Users With Porn Threat
Talkback with regards to the ''anonymous" comment above, I received the same threat the day after i ended up in "pop-up hell" despite using what has been an effective firewall. Who do I noyify, or do I just forget it?
[May 12, 2006, 23:11]
Criminal Gangs Blackmail Web Users With Porn Threat
Talkback I recieved a threat last night in which the blackmailer claimed that he had infultrated my system and had planted child pornography and log information. If i send them a small (undisclosed) "donation" then the info would be wiped and i would hear...
[June 3, 2005, 21:40]
Criminal Gangs Blackmail Web Users With Porn Threat
Talkback If you want to sleep easy tonight why dont you just use this little program on a floppy disk and wipe your hard drive. Then Monday just go to your local computer shop and have them load your OS and a good firewall and Anti Virus program and...
[June 5, 2005, 2:40]
Web Bookmakers Tool Up Against Blackmail Hack Attacks
News We're fully aware of the issue facing our industry, and we're already taking every measure necessary to protect our business," a Betfair spokesman told ZDNet UK, adding that he wasn't aware if Betfair had received any specific blackmail threats in...
[February 23, 2004, 14:35]
Xbox Hackers Attempt To Blackmail Microsoft
Talkback Linux is nice but the "complexity" to install, configure and, some times, operate it SUCKS. Anyway, Microsoft also SUCKS A LOT because the XBOX could be more than a single "console". And what people don't realize is that XBOX is a FULL COMPATIBLE...
[May 16, 2004, 17:15]
Web Bookmakers Tool Up Against Blackmail Hack Attacks
Talkback Sites concerned about page flood attacks, or just unexpectedly high site demand, should check out the Hardware/Software offerings from CatchFire Systems at www.catchfiresystems.com. Capacity and Priority models can be implemented within the VM...
[February 24, 2004, 10:18]
Xbox Hackers Attempt To Blackmail Microsoft
News A group of Xbox-security researchers say they have found a way to run Linux on the Xbox games console without a mod chip and will go public with the technique if Microsoft won't talk to them about releasing an official Linux boot loader.
[June 27, 2003, 15:27]
Demon Internet Founder Trial Postponed
News The crown court trial of Redbus and Demon Internet founder Cliff Stanford, who faces charges of blackmail and email intercepting, has been postponed until the end of the month. Stanford was charged last year under the Regulation of Investigatory...
[January 10, 2005, 11:45]
UK Spammer Jailed Over £1.6m Scam
News Peter Francis-Macrae of Cambridgeshire was found guilty of fraudulent trading, concealing criminal property, threatening to destroy or damage property, making threats to kill and blackmail, after a six week trial.
[November 17, 2005, 9:25]
Biggest Hacking Fraud Ever
News American online CD-retailer CD Universe, admitted that "a portion of its customer data" had been stolen and that an attempt had been made to blackmail the firm over the return of the information.eUniverse -- parent of CD Universe -- admitted it...
[January 12, 2000, 9:19]
Hackers Release Xbox Tool Despite Microsoft Threats
News The Free-X members say they are frustrated by the public's perception that it is trying to blackmail the software giant into releasing the Linux boot loader. Since our attempts to contact Microsoft have become public knowledge, our team has been...
[July 4, 2003, 9:00]
Hackers Jailed For Attacking UK Firms
News However, SOCA declined to say whether the convictions would help reduce cybercrime in the UK or encourage more firms to come forward about blackmail demands. Three Russian citizens have been jailed for eight years each for extorting money from UK e...
[October 4, 2006, 17:25]
SCO Brings Linux Licensing To Europe
Talkback Sounds like a straightforward attempt at blackmail and extortion. The US courts may go easy on that, but I'm just waiting to see SCO try these kind of Mafia techniques in the UK. In particular, try it in Scotland and you're liable to end up in jail.
[January 14, 2004, 21:02]
Russia Faces Increased Internet Restrictions
News A system such as Sorm can be used to collect political information in order to blackmail someone or to conduct industrial espionage. On Friday a Russian pro-democracy campaigner denounced attempts by Vladimir Putin's government to infringe on the...
[September 26, 2000, 10:10]
