Hackers claim they’ve got Trump’s ‘dirty laundry’ — and demand $42 million ransom to keep it private

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05/15/20

A group of hackers claim that they’ve obtained a pile of “dirty laundry” on President Donald Trump and are threatening to release it unless the law firm they stole it from forks over $42 million.


The New York Post reports that hacker group REvil launched a successful attack against celebrity law firm Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks in which they swiped 756GB of data from the firm’s servers.

Hackers initially asked the law firm, which represents high-profile clients including Lady Gaga and Madonna, for $21 million, but they doubled their request on Thursday after claiming that they’d also obtained information on Trump.

“Mr Trump, if you want to stay president, poke a sharp stick at the guys, otherwise you may forget this ambition forever,” the hackers wrote in a threat posted online. “And to you voters, we can let you know that after such a publication, you certainly don’t want to see him as president… The deadline is one week.”

A source close to Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks founder Allen Grubman tells the Post that the firm is in no mood to negotiate.

“His view is, if he paid, the hackers might release the documents anyway,” the source said. “Plus the FBI has stated this hack is considered an act of international terrorism, and we don’t negotiate with terrorists.”

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/05/hac...ep-it-private/

I don't think the main purpose of the hackers group is money. If they get President Trump's illegal tax evasion or business documents, they can negotiate directly with him to get more money and not be arrested by the government.

Originally Posted by QueMe

You never know!

The $42 million dollar ransom seems not much, but it's something our old-but-wise VNmese People consider: "Ném đá dò đường", if their demand is met, they will ask for more, more and never end of their demand.

Beside, the old American saying teaches us: "You give them an inch, they'll take a mile" HAHAHA

Maybe you're right about the benefits of blackmailers. But in this case, the hacker group (black or red shirt) can get confidential documents from a professional security company, they are wiser than we think.
The first thing they did was prove "something" so the victim had to pay 365,000 deposits to negotiate. The next thing is they will not recur under the old script with the same victim. The world of billionaires is plenty, enough to satisfy their passion. People without advanced levels often having an elephant demands heaven (được voi đòi tiên)