Fascinating way of gaining the upper hand on your opponents (the "hackers" in this case). Best of all, the proceeds go to charity. Thank you, blackmailers.
Reminds me of what Bezos did when some dickheads at National Enquirer decided to blackmail him with disclosing personal data [1]
1: https://medium.com/@jeffreypbezos/no-thank-you-mr-pecker-146...