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 ...

Modern ransomware has shifted from encryption to psychological extortion that exploits fear, liability, and exposure. Flare ...

Grubhub data breach confirmed as sources say ShinyHunters group allegedly demands Bitcoin payment to prevent release of ...

B.C. Premier David Eby says communication over the response to a wave of extortion crime, where suspects threaten residents or businesses with violence in exchange for money, has left people in Surrey ...

Surrey city council is calling on Ottawa to declare a federal state of emergency over the rise of extortion, with 35 ...

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