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Cybersecurity consultant arrested after allegedly extorting IT firm

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May 2, 2024, 1:41 p.m. | Bill Toulas

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A former cybersecurity consultant was arrested for allegedly attempting to extort a publicly traded IT company by threatening to disclose confidential and proprietary data unless they paid him $1,500,000. [...]

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