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Police say hacker wanted bitcoin payment from blackmailed N.S. legislator
Hacker demanded bitcoin in extortion attempt against MLA Rick Burns before releasing private images, amid a 26% annual rise in ransomware attacks, RCMP and Halifax police said.
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Police say hacker wanted bitcoin payment from blackmailed N.S. legislator
HALIFAX — RCMP say a hacker behind a blackmail attempt on a member of the Nova Scotia legislature was trying to extort bitcoin. Rick Burns, who represents Hammonds Plains-Lucasville, said in a statement Wednesday that criminals hacked his email this week and requested money, which his family refused to pay. As punishment, the ministerial assistant […]
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