HACKER WANNABE TRIES TO EXTORT COPS, GETS FREE HANDCUFFS INSTEAD
Oh, for fuck’s sake. Just when you think humanity can’t get any more brain-damaged, some absolute window-licker in Germany decides to try blackmailing the POLICE after they accidentally doxed their own officers.
Here’s the shitshow: Some incompetent plod in Hessen uploaded a “Who’s Who” handbook containing personal data of 85 coppers to a server accessible to the entire bloody internet. No encryption, no password, just sitting there like a digital honeypot for anyone with half a functioning brain cell and a search engine.
Enter our hero: a 36-year-old “hobby researcher”—which is apparently German for “unemployed neckbeard who found the ‘Inspect Element’ button.” This specimen discovers the data leak and, instead of doing the sensible thing like quietly notifying them or just walking away, decides to channel his inner Bond villain.
His demands? A paltry €2,000 “reward” for his “troubles” and, get this, a fucking “data protection subscription service” for €10,000-15,000 per year. I’ve seen ransomware gangs with more professional integrity. At least they understand basic business models—this twat was essentially offering the cops protection from his own stupidity.
The police response? They arrested his stupid arse, searched his house, and found evidence he’d tried this shit with other government agencies. Shocking. Turns out the “clever criminal mastermind” used the same email address or some equally traceable bollocks. Probably signed his messages with his real fucking name.
The kicker? The police are now “reviewing their security processes.” No shit, Sherlock. Maybe start with “don’t upload sensitive data to public-facing servers” and “don’t let Dave from IT configure the firewall after his fifth pint.”
Look, I’ve dealt with enough chancers in my time. Users who think finding a bug makes them entitled to a Bugatti. Middle managers who call “right-clicking” hacking. But trying to shake down the people who literally have a division called “Cyber Crime”? That’s not just stupid—that’s weapons-grade, enriched, tactical stupid. That’s the kind of stupid that should come with its own warning label and a mandatory helmet.
If you’re going to be a criminal, at least be a competent one. If you’re going to be a vigilante security researcher, at least understand how responsible disclosure works. And if you’re going to be a complete fucking moron, at least have the decency to not breed.
Reminds me of the time a user found they could access the HR salary spreadsheet because some muppet set permissions to “Everyone.” They demanded a raise or they’d “go public.” I told them I’d “go public” with their browser history from the proxy logs. Funny how quickly they remembered they were “just joking.” They’re still here, in their same shitty cubicle, living their shitty life. I see them twitch every time I walk past.
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