Cameron Curry convicted in Brightly extortion case
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A federal jury found Cameron Curry guilty of extorting Brightly Software, turning a contractor-access abuse case into a federal cybercrime conviction. Curry used his access to steal payroll and corporate data, then sent over 60 ransom emails demanding $2.5 million and threatening to leak stolen documents. The case increases his criminal exposure to up to 12 years in prison and follows an FBI search that seized devices tied to the scheme.
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20.03.2026 08:57 1 articles · 3mo ago
Cameron Curry sends extortion emails to Brightly Software employees
Exploitation ObservedOne day after his six-month contract ended on December 10, 2023, Cameron Curry, using the [email protected] address and the Loot alias, sent over 60 extortion emails to Brightly Software employees and threatened to leak payroll information and corporate data stolen between August and December 2023 unless he received $2.5 million; he also warned that he would report the affected company to the SEC for not disclosing the breach.
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- Ex-data analyst stole company data in $2.5M extortion scheme — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 20.03.2026 08:57
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