More recently, the U.S. government revealed that in September 2008, more than 3 million people in the state of Espirito Santo in Brazil were plunged into darkness, victims of a blackmail operation from cyber pirates.
Belum lama ini, Pemerintah AS mengungkapkan bahwa pada September 2008, lebih dari 3 juta orang di negara bagian Espírito Santo di Brazil mengalami mati listrik, sebagai akibat operasi pemerasan dari perompak siber.