Former Ubiquiti dev pleads guilty to trying to extort his employer (opens in new tab)

(bleepingcomputer.com)

12 pointswarunsl3y ago2 comments

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> The ransom note asked for 50 bitcoins (around $1.9 million at the time) in exchange for revealing the vulnerability used to breach the network and for returning the stolen files.

Only $1.9M? If you risk going to jail, make it worth it.

mingus883y ago

Oh come on now, that's enough money to buy you a very nice 2 bedroom home in a remote suburb of a nice city.

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roseway43y ago

> The ransom note asked for 50 bitcoins (around $1.9 million at the time) in exchange for revealing the vulnerability used to breach the network and for returning the stolen files.

Only $1.9M? If you risk going to jail, make it worth it.

mingus883y ago

Oh come on now, that's enough money to buy you a very nice 2 bedroom home in a remote suburb of a nice city.

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