Mr. Know-It-All: Cyberextortion, Your Kid's Cell Phone, Online Degrees ...Wired News: 5 views since Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 12:24 AM The small company I own was recently contacted by a hacker in the former Soviet Union. He claims to have found a security flaw in our e-commerce site and wants a "consulting fee" of $1,500 for not posting the vulnerability online. What to do? There is no honor among cyberextortionists, so bowing to your tormentor's demands will only cause you grief. If you cough up the cash, what's to ...
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