An ethical hacker would not start to pentest a site/server without the permission of the owner and hoster.
It's more of a script kiddy move. And a pretty dumb one.
Yes, a script kiddy move to do it, and an attention whore move to try and publicize it as anything else. People should also take note of the merit sources who merited the behavior as they clearly showed bad judgement in doing so.
So, who extorted you, you liar?

And what happened to the 2,600 BTC you owed your depositors when you collapsed your ponzi?
Stop playing the victim.