British hacker pleads guilty to bitcoin ransom scheme
According to a story published by Kent Online, U.K.-based hacker Lewys “sl1nk” Martin stole the account details of 28,000 customers of Halifax Bank, threatening to release the details unless he was paid one bitcoin for every 10 records. Fortunately for Halifax Bank customers, Martin’s scheme didn’t pan out. The 22-year old was captured in February…