Hacker wanted bitcoin from blackmailed N.S. legislator, police say
A Nova Scotia legislator, Rick Burns, has been targeted in a hacking and blackmail scheme where the hacker demanded bitcoin after releasing compromising materials.
N.S. MLA says hackers released images of him and his wife after blackmail attempt
A Nova Scotia MLA reports that personal images of him and his wife were released by hackers after he declined to pay a blackmail demand.