Ex-data analyst stole company data in $2.5M extortion scheme
ID: 770a97e4-a4a1-541e-91a7-948a9c48b817
STIX ID: report--770a97e4-a4a1-541e-91a7-948a9c48b817
Feed Name: Bleeping Computer
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A contracted data analyst, identified as Cameron Curry, abused access to Brightly Software payroll and corporate data to steal sensitive employee PII and sent over 60 extortion emails demanding $2.5M; Brightly paid $7,540 in Bitcoin, reported the incident, and the FBI executed a search of Curry's residence. Curry faces federal charges for extortion and faces prison time; the report also references a separate earlier breach of Brightly's SchoolDude platform that impacted nearly 3 million users.
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