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Incident WHID 2003-6

WHID 2003-6: Mississippi man blackmails Best Buy
Date: 01 October 2003
Incident Type: Security Breach
WASC Threat Classification: Unknown

A person convicted of blackmailing Best Buy. He threatened to expose a breach in the company's web site if not paid $2.5 million.

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