USDT cryptocurrency developer Tether has said they are being extorted by threat actors who are demanding 500 bitcoins, or approximately $24 million, not to leak allegedly stolen emails and documents. Twitter accounts going by the names of ‘Deltecleaks’ and ‘TetherLeaks’ began publishing screenshots of an allegedly stolen trove of documents and emails regarding Tether and one of its banking partners Deltec Bank. Tether’s StableCoin is supposed to be backed on a 1:1 basis with the US dollar.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tether-cryptocurrency-firm-says-docs-in-24-million-ransom-are-forged/