That $35 million Subway blackmail story is a sandwich of lies
Calorie counting and corporate espionage meet at last.
On Aug 7, 2014 by Miles Klee
Man hangs himself and 4-year-old son over malware message
Online extortion spirals out into murder.
On Mar 13, 2014 by Miles Klee
Hacker thieves’ latest offering: Customer support
Paying a ransom to the hacker who locked your computer? There’s an app for that.
On Nov 15, 2013 by Miles Klee
Google cracks down on mugshot blackmail
People haunted by online evidence of past arrests may soon feel some relief.
On Oct 7, 2013 by Miles Klee
FBI used Miss Teen USA cyberstalker’s own tricks against him
A sleazy hacker didn’t count on the beatuy queen fighting back.
On Sep 30, 2013 by Miles Klee
The bizarre history of One Direction and dead pets
A Twitter user who threatened to kill her dog over the band triggered a flood of outrage.
On Sep 12, 2013 by Miles Klee
Ransomware says “PRISM” caught you with child porn, demands payout
The government’s not exactly been forthcoming, but we’re pretty sure PRISM doesn’t work that way.
On Aug 28, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Facebook extortion scheme targeted more than a dozen underage girls
It’s that easy for a registered sex offender to open a fake Facebook account.
On Jun 21, 2013 by Gaby Dunn
Man strips on camera for “girlfriend,” gets blackmailed
Be careful getting naked on the Internet.
On May 6, 2013 by Kevin Morris
Alleged YouTube child predator arrested in Florida
William Zeigler faces 15 felony counts, including promoting sexual performance by a child and extortion.
On May 3, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger
Air Force warns its members of the risks of sextortion scams
Military members may be more targeted because of their access to information.
On Mar 28, 2013 by Tim Sampson
Court hits anti-copyright-troll website with censorship order
The notoriously litigious poet behind “The Dash” won a court order to have all comments about her removed from a website that fights “copyright trolls.” Critics of the decision say it sets a dangerous precedent against free speech.
On Mar 27, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Cyberextortionists on porn sites are really, really scary
Watching porn online could lead to something more embarrassing than explaining it to your significant other—your computer might be held hostage.
On Dec 21, 2012 by Jordan Valinsky
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