Find out the common types of cyber extortion, the impacts of these incidents, and how to respond and prevent them in the ...

Cyber extortion, by contrast, now encompasses a much broader set of coercive tactics, including data theft and leak threats, ...

A new report from Trellix reviews the biggest breaches, describes the most effective defenses and profiles the most dangerous ...

The global cyber environment is described as a "society wide crisis" driven by industrialized cybercrime and the fragmentation, or "balkanization," of cyberspace along geopolitical fault lines, which ...

"It is said that the law is always at least several years behind the technology. With respect to the application of a criminal statute the doctrine of lenity, among other established rules, acts as ...

Malware control panels are supposed to be the hidden nerve centers of cybercrime, the place where intruders quietly manage stolen data, infected devices, and extortion campaigns. When those panels are ...

According to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC), in 2024 alone Canadians lost over $638 million to fraud and cybercrime – ...

RCMP Newfoundland and Labrador is warning the public of an email scam that is once again making its rounds. The scammer ...

A police officer and a university student have been freed of extortion and cybercrime charges after a judge ruled there was no evidence linking them to the publication of a sex tape or demands for ...

The sportswear brand is investigating an alleged breach of its network that exposed some 188,347 files of highly sensitive ...

Nike is investigating what it described as a "potential cyber security incident" after the World Leaks ransomware gang leaked ...

CNW/ - Criminal networks use extortion to fund and exert control over illegal markets such as drug trafficking, auto theft, and firearms smuggling. These groups often use intimidation tactics through ...