Attacks and extortion of internet service providers by Brazilian gangs is becoming increasingly common in states in the north and northeast, suggesting organized crime groups are driving legitimate ...

South Africa's internet infrastructure is under attack, with hosting providers hit and a ransom demanded of one of them.

The Tulsa County Sheriff's Office is investigating whether an ex-convict who was charged earlier this week with extortion might have blackmailed other people in the state. Ward Victor Smith, 45, was ...

MARION, Iowa — Authorities say a 51-year-old Marion man is accused of trying to extort money from a 14-year-old girl he met on the Internet. The Gazette of Cedar Rapids is reporting that Daniel Herrig ...