Australian accused of $5 million bushfire crypto extortion scheme

A Melbourne man is currently facing extortion charges after allegedly threatening to start a bushfire if a considerable amount of cryptocurrency was not transferred to him within three days.  The 27-y...

Aussie man threatened to start bushfire in crypto extortion attempt, police say

An Australian man has been charged with extortion for giving authorities in Queensland a fiery ultimatum: hand over $5 million AUD ($3.4 million) in crypto or he would intentionally start a bushfire. ...