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Kazakhstan Hackers Involved In Bloomberg Cyber Extortion Arrested

Calendar Aug 15, 2000 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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"Two Kazakhstan citizens were arrested in London and accused of breaking into Bloomberg LP's computer system in New York and trying to extort money from the financial data and news company." The new wave of "cyber-extortion" moves on. One . . . "Two Kazakhstan citizens were arrested in London and accused of breaking into Bloomberg LP's computer system in New York and trying to extort money from the financial data and news company." The new wave of "cyber-extortion" moves on. One can only wonder if this is simply a "wave" of or if it's here to stay...

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