Quote from: Darude Sandstorm on August 21, 2015, 06:06:16 PM

Quote from: tadakaluri on August 21, 2015, 05:32:59 PM

According to multiple media reports on Friday, blackmailers have started trawling the database, widely available online, in an attempt to extort the users on it.

If the data is already out there then why is it such a big deal. These scammers are just bluffing. Are they really going to contact the millions of people? No. Theyre just hoping people will panic and pay up. If you do pay thpugh they'll probably target you further.

Exactly, the data is still on pirate bay to be downloaded by anybody, and if they can just spam emails out to people then someone is bound to give in, with the millions of addresses leaked.