An Australian man has been <a href="https://www.police.vic.gov.au/cybercrime-squad-detectives-charge-man-over-alleged-bushfire-extortion" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">charged</a> with extortion for giving authorities in Queensland a fiery ultimatum: hand over $5 million AUD ($3.4 million) in crypto or he would intentionally start a bushfire. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

An Australian man has been charged with extortion for giving authorities in Queensland a fiery ultimatum: hand over $5 million AUD ($3.4 million) in crypto or he would intentionally start a bushfire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An Australian man has been&nbsp;<a href="https://www.police.vic.gov.au/cybercrime-squad-detectives-charge-man-over-alleged-bushfire-extortion" rel="noopener noreferrer">charged</a>&nbsp;with extortion for giving authorities in Queensland a fiery ultimatum: hand over $5 million AUD ($3.4 million) in crypto or he would intentionally start a bushfire. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Aussie man threatened to start bushfire in crypto extortion attempt, police say

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