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British Authorities Nail Online Blackmailers

Posted by timothy on from the whack-a-mole dept.

Iphtashu Fitz writes "CNet's News.com is reporting that 3 men have been arrested for allegedly blackmailing websites by threatening DDoS attacks if they didn't pay between $10,000 and $55,000. Britians National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) worked with the targeted websites to combat the DDoS attacks and to track their origin. With the help of Russian police they identified and arrested three Russians and expect more arrests in the near future."

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  1. Are you sure these guys are for real? by bigHairyDog · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Why in hell would a National high-tech crime unit have a flash website? Worse than that, a single-page, 100% width scaling flash website.

    They clearly don't have geeks running the show there, which I'd have throught was the first prerequisite for an effective high-tech crime unit. Looks like Yet Another Paper-Thin Government Initiative to me.

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  2. Dear god... by subk · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    ...A slashdot link to a site whos front page is a flash interface that links you to a 1700kb PDF file?? Recipe for disaster.

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