Terminated contract led to $2.5 million cyber extortion scheme

A federal jury convicted Cameron Curry, 27, a Charlotte resident, of carrying out an extensive cyber extortion scheme targeting a Washington, D.C.-based international technology company. He faces up to two years in prison on each of the six charges. Curry, who worked as a data analyst for about six months with the victim company and had access to its data files and internal personnel and corporate information, began the scheme after learning his contract would … More → The post Terminated contract led to $2.5 million cyber extortion scheme appeared first on Help Net Security.

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