Businesses and individuals alike need to not only reexamine their security practices, but also reconsider why they're retaining information in the first place. We’ve entered a brave new world. One ...

When cybercriminals hijack your data or website and demand a ransom, you become a victim of cyber extortion. These attacks — and the subsequent ransom payments they require — are on the rise, with ...

Artificial intelligence has lowered the barrier to entry for sophisticated extortion while increasing the speed and scale at ...

Universities running Oracle servers became the primary targets of an extortion campaign that exploited a missing ...

Attacks and extortion of internet service providers by Brazilian gangs is becoming increasingly common in states in the north and northeast, suggesting organized crime groups are driving legitimate ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Mexico ranks among the world’s top five nations for extortion, which is often called ‘the invisible crime.’ An ...