Cybersecurity consultant arrested after allegedly extorting IT firm

Published on May 2, 2024

A former cybersecurity consultant was arrested for allegedly attempting to extort a publicly traded IT company by threatening to disclose confidential and proprietary data unless they paid him $1,500,000. [...]

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