AMD said it was investigating a data breach by the RansomHouse cyber extortion group claiming to have stolen 450 GB of data by exploiting weak passwords used by the chipmaker's employees.
Hackers used data from 2015 Ashley Madison data breach to conduct cyber extortion scams, asking users to pay more than $1,000 worth of Bitcoin.
In just a few years, cyber extortion has gone from a fringe hacking activity to something that is now very much mainstream. In fact, it’s now possible for hackers to make upwards of $360,000 per year by joining a cyber extortion team.
