US expands Iran-linked hacking case to 17 defendants over HBO’s $6 million Bitcoin ransom plot
The approximately $6 million figure stems from a 2017 attempted extortion, and DOJ materials do not allege that HBO paid. The post US expands Iran-linked hacking case to 17 defendants over HBO’s $6 million Bitcoin ransom plot appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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- The approximately $6 million figure stems from a 2017 attempted extortion, and DOJ materials do not allege that HBO paid.
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