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Can You Sue for Sextortion or Online Sexual Blackmail?

Sextortion and online sexual blackmail cases are increasing across social media platforms, gaming apps, messaging services, and private communication channels. Victims are often th...

Extortion Gang Sends In-Person Attackers to Exfiltrate Data

An extortion gang tracked as “Silent Ransom Group” is targeting US law firms with voice phishing and in-person social engineering attacks, according to researchers at Mandiant and...

New Extortion Brand Uses IT Impersonation to Breach Organizations

A newly surfaced extortion brand called “Pink” is using voice phishing and fake IT support calls to breach organizations, the Register reports. The threat actor may be a rebrand of...

CyberheistNews Vol 16 #26 A New Extortion Scam Uses IT Impersonation to Breach Organizations

Calgary police ask for public’s help in extortion investigation

Calgary police have released photos of two suspects and a vehicle believed to be involved in the ongoing series of extortions against members of the city's South Asian community.

Extortion-Only Attacks Increase, With Data Theft Dominating Ransomware Claims

Extortion-only attacks are increasing as data theft drives most ransomware claims, with many organizations unable to stop stolen data from being exposed

UNC3753 Used Vishing and Physical Intrusions in U.S. Data Theft Extortion Campaign

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a financially motivated data theft extortion campaign that has targeted dozens of organizations across professional, legal, and...

Drawing A Line Between Settlement Pressure And Extortion

U.S. v. Luo, pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, may force courts to address anew when settlement negotiations become criminal extortion, part...

If you don't fall for these extortionists' calls, they'll show up with USB sticks

When 'Chatty Spider' morphs into tech services cosplay spider

Scots OnlyFans model on trial over claims man blackmailed into sending her £20k

OnlyFans model Portia Riddick is on trial charged with extorting a total of £20,013 from the man.

Fed. Circ. Debates Line Between Extortion And Settlement

A Federal Circuit panel Monday questioned whether OpenSky Industries LLC should be punished for allegedly extorting VLSI Technology LLC by threatening to challenge its patent, or i...

Concerns grow in Kelowna after RCMP confirm 2 extortion-related incidents

A growing wave of extortion cases across British Columbia is raising concerns in Kelowna after police confirmed two reported incidents in the city so far this year

Woman accused of blackmail and £473,000 fraud appears in court

Jessica Mellen, 34, of Lodge Road, Caerleon, Newport has been charged with blackmail and a £473,000 fraud

Former WhangДЃrei Coin Saver owner Snehal Patel accused of blackmail and migrant exploitation

Snehal Patel the former owner of WhangДЃrei chain stores Coin Saver and his company, Osh Enterprises, are on trial in the WhangДЃrei District Court.

WARMINGTON: Extortion by bullet has families wondering if Canada is still for them

Saying they didn't come to Canada from India to be extorted, a victim says business people are thinking of leaving country

Gay Porn Stars Hacked on X by Crypto Extortionists

Several gay adult performers say scammers seized their X accounts, demanded payments, and used the profiles to push pro-MAGA content. The post Gay Porn Stars Hacked on X by Crypto...

Silent Ransom Group Targets US Legal Firms With Voice Phishing and Data Theft Extortion

A concentrated data theft extortion campaign by UNC3753 also reported as Luna Moth, Chatty Spider, and Silent Ransom Group targeting dozens of U.S. professional, legal, and financi...

Charges laid in extortion cases in Surrey and Abbotsford

Gursewak Singh was initially arrested by Abbotsford police on Dec. 17, 2025, shortly after a business in the 31000-block of King Road was shot.

Extortion crews are visiting law firms pretending to be tech support, FBI warns

Cybercriminals still allowed to walk into office blocks and convince staff to let them plug in their own thumb drives

Top Harare Businessman In Court For Extortion

By A Correspondent| A Harare businessman has appeared in court accused of extortion, fraud and money laundering after allegedly convincing … Continue reading "Top Harare Businessma...

Man pays $1,500 in extortion money after sending photos to new online acquaintance: Solon

Solon police learned that a man stole cigars from a Circle K store and left. Police found his vehicle parked in a lot. When questioned, the man gave officers false information and...

'Don't panic - sextortion scammers have no hold over you'

Alan Irwin fell victim to an attempted sextortion scam after a man he met through a dating app threatened to send an intimate video of him to his friends and family.

The negotiator was the leak: insider who betrayed ransomware victims gets 70 months

Editor’s Note: Ransomware response runs on borrowed trust, and on July 9 a federal court put a price on breaking it. Angelo Martino, a negotiator retained to talk BlackCat attacker...

Kidnappings, threats and ‘protection fees’: how can Mexico confront rise in deadly extortion?

With corrupt police on the streets and shopkeepers forced to pay gangs, president has vowed to tackle crime that now affects all parts of societyIt was about 11pm and Luis* was abo...