| Series Title | EUObserver |
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| Series Details | 15.05.13 |
| Publication Date | 15/05/2013 |
| Content Type | News |
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Belgian-based Buy Way Personal Finance on 14 May 2013 told that their website it is attacked on a daily basis. During largest threat in January 2013, a cyber criminal with the moniker Rex Mundi nabbed the personal details of over 500 potential customers, and threatened to dump it all onto the net unless the company forked out €20,000 in a digital currency. Criminals are more often using bitcoins and other unregulated digital currencies as a payment method of choice when blackmailing companies following a data breach. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://euobserver.com/justice/120129 |
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| Subject Categories | Internal Markets, Justice and Home Affairs |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
