Bitcoin’s speed, global reach and public ledger have made it a frequent demand in ransom cases. Here’s why criminals ask for ...

Joran van der Sloot, the top suspect in Natalee Holloway’s 2005 disappearance, pleaded guilty Wednesday morning in a federal case accusing him of trying to extort $250,000 from the missing teen’s ...

Afeez Olatunji Adewale extradited from Nigeria to face sexual extortion and murder charges. His co-defendants were previously ...

Businesses should prioritize securing one type of technology in particular, the security firm Arctic Wolf said in a new ...

A police officer arrested last Tuesday on suspicion of extortion and contravening the Anti-Corruption Act of 2003 has been released on bail following his appearance in the Katima Mulilo Magistrate's ...

Ghaziabad: An additional sessions court on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of Yash Joshi, a resident of Vijay Nagar, accused ...

The sheer amount of extortion attempts and extortion-related shootings in British Columbia has commanded national and international attention. It is not surprising to see more than half of British ...

B.C.’s most populous city is now part of a growing trend of crime where perpetrators threaten residents and businesses with violence in exchange for money.