Hackers contacted cybersecurity firm CEO’s son, wife in extortion attempt

As part of the extortion attempt, the hackers called Lee’s son on a phone the child used to communicate with his grandmother, Lee said. The boy handed the phone to his mother, who hung up, Lee said. The hackers called Lee’s wife in a separate call, he said. — AFP Relaxnews

Hackers stole contracts from cybersecurity firm Dragos Inc as part of an extortion attempt that included contacting the chief executive officer’s wife and five-year-old son, according to a company blog post, documents provided by the suspected hackers and interviews.

The firm didn’t pay the hackers, who gained access to internal documents after breaching the personal email account of a newly hired Dragos sales employee, CEO Robert M. Lee told Bloomberg News in an interview.