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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. In other news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...Slashdot is rumoured to be investigating a new method of securing additional "revenue"...

    1. Re:In other news... by Metallic+Matty · · Score: 4, Funny

      Actually, that's not a bad idea..

      *ponders*

      Send 100 USD to this pay pal account or I'll submit a slashdot story which links to your personal website.

      hehe.

  2. (Sorry in advance) by daeley · · Score: 2, Funny

    In Soviet Russia, Services Distributedly Deny You.

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  3. DDoS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    And now Slashdot will DDoS them.

  4. Allegedly threatening a DDoS attack? by Quickfry · · Score: 3, Funny

    That can get you arrested? What if I 'allegedly threaten' to watch my sister change? Will I get arrested for being a pervert?

    1. Re:Allegedly threatening a DDoS attack? by Motherfucking+Shit · · Score: 2, Funny
      What if I 'allegedly threaten' to watch my sister change? Will I get arrested for being a pervert?
      Probably not, unless your alleged sister alleges that you watched her changing, or unless you allegedly post pictures of your sister changing online. But we can't know for sure until we see the alleged photos. Have you allegedly tried Gnutella, and if so, what are the alleged filenames?

      *The preceding post alleges that your sister is of legal age.
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    2. Re:Allegedly threatening a DDoS attack? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      If you're from the US then I think you call the crime "extortion" instead.

      The X makes it sound cool.

  5. pay me $10k... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...and i will not submit news about your site on /.

  6. Mmmmm by hdd · · Score: 2, Funny
    between $10,000 and $55,000

    So you can bargain with these guys?

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  7. Revision 2.0 by aardvarko · · Score: 2, Funny

    Send us all your lunch money or we'll post a story about your site on SLASHDOT!! [insert creepy organ music here]

  8. Re:what's next? by Poeir · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm not sure why, but after reading this post I really wand some cheddar...

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