blackmail
File-deleting Jigsaw ransomware cracked
Decryptor found for aggressive malware.
Apr 14 2016 10:57AM
Cops arrest suspected DDoS extortion gang leader
Australian police help flush out alleged DD4BC boss.
Jan 13 2016 11:30AM
Researchers uncover Aussie ransomware scourge
As many as 10,000 hit by TorrentLocker.
Jan 14 2015 9:50AM
Domino's Pizza blackmailed over mass data leak
Updated: Over 600,000 customer records captured.
Jun 16 2014 6:32AM
Hackers blackmail Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Ransom US politician's stolen tax returns.
Sep 10 2012 12:45PM
Hackers ransom Romney tax returns
Claims Pricewaterhouse Coopers network was hacked.
Sep 6 2012 11:45AM
Complex malware uses copyright threats to blackmail victims
Malware threatens to publish users' internet history.
Apr 19 2010 1:50PM
New blackmail virus spread across Russia, could reach West
Security experts warned of a new variation of a virus that encrypts files and then blackmails the user into parting with money in return for a password.
Jun 6 2006 10:48AM
U.K. sees first online blackmail case
Police in Manchester are investigating the case of a Rochdale woman whose computer files had been encrypted by cybercriminals.
Jun 1 2006 4:13PM
Cyber blackmail increasing
Cyber blackmail is on the increase, a new report has found.
Apr 21 2006 3:21PM
Rootkits, blackmail scams on the rise
Online blackmailing grew in frequency during the first quarter of 2006, according to a study by one security vendor.
Apr 13 2006 9:38PM
Internet tycoon arrested for blackmail
Internet millionaire Cliff Stanford, who sold Demon Internet for £30 million, has been charged with conspiracy to blackmail and the illegal interception of communications under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Act 2000.
Feb 16 2004 3:37PM
