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Manu Zacharia (-M-)

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$1 million reward for arrest of cyberextortionists

« on: November 13, 2008, 07:56:59 AM »

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A pharmacy benefits management firm announced Tuesday that it is offering a $1 million reward for information leading to the conviction of whomever is threatening to divulge the personal information of millions of its members.

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So Ethical Hackers - Get into action - $1 million could be yours.


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Re: $1 million reward for arrest of cyberextortionists

« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2008, 08:27:45 AM »

Capitalism meets vigilantism.....


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Re: $1 million reward for arrest of cyberextortionists

« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2008, 12:09:36 PM »

Sounds like the movie Ransom with Mel Gibson where he did the same thing by basically turning the tables on the criminals. It's incentive for someone to turn on another in the crime group, but it could go either way. You could have the hands-on tech guy turn on the mastermind or vice versa. Either way, it really messes with their heads.

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