Did Hackers Blackmail a Best Buy Employee Into Facilitating a PS5 Shoplifting Spree?
TL;DR
A Best Buy employee in Savannah, Ga., claims hackers blackmailed him with nude photos to allow shoplifting of over 40 PS5s. Police have identified the shoplifters from surveillance and issued arrest warrants.
Source: PC Mag
A Best Buy employee claims that a hacking group blackmailed him into allowing customers to shoplift over 40 PlayStation 5s from his store in Savannah, Ga. 20-year-old Dorian Allen allegedly let over a dozen shoppers walk out with merchandise last month, according to TV station WJCL. He told law enforcement “that he was being blackmailed by a hacker group,” according to a report from the Savannah Police Department. “When asked what they were blackmailing him with, Allen stated that he was being blackmailed with nude photographs of himself that he posted on Instagram,” the report adds and also notes: “When asked who the hacker group was, Allen was unable to provide a name," and "unable to provide his email address." Police say they’ve identified the shoplifters and issued warrants for their arrests after they were recorded by Best Buy surveillance cameras. Full Story