Phisher Attempts to Blackmail Marriott
Dark READING reports that a Hungarian man has pleaded guilty in a phishing scheme to blackmail Marriott. The plea was entered on Nov. 23, 2011. The man, Attila Nemeth, 26, used data he stole from Marriott in an effort to force them to hire him into the IT department. Dark READING summarized the scam: The case puts a whole new spin on the targeted attack; rather than trying to cash in on the intelligence or use it for competitive purposes, the perpetrator used it as leverage. Nemeth's methods were similar to those of advanced persistent threat (APT) attackers: He got a [...]