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 ...

Digital extortion is evolving, and it’s evolving at a faster rate than most organizations are prepared for. While cybercrime has long relied on stolen data, ransomware and system breaches, artificial ...

Ransomware is a major threat to every industry. In recent years, hackers have increasingly targeted companies with ransomware, locking their data unless a ransom is paid. In some cases, they also ...

Howard Master and Alberto Orozco discuss how shifts in U.S. foreign policy, particularly under the new administration, are amplifying the risk of extortion for global businesses. They address the ...

Extortion appears to be increasing in Honduras as smaller gangs fill the gap left by larger groups who are retreating from the criminal economy. At the same time, arrests for extortion are falling, ...

By AJ Vicens June 16 (Reuters) - A cyber extortion group claimed on Tuesday to have stolen more than a terabyte of data from ...

It was time for after-school pickup at the San Francisco de Asís elementary school in downtown Guayaquil one recent afternoon when someone slotted pamphlets beneath the windshield wipers of the school ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEXICO CITY (AP) — It started with a phone ...