A father and son have been picked up by the German police authorities after they allegedly blackmailed and tried to extort Formula One legend Michael Schumacher’s family by claiming that …
Two adolescent boys in a Paris suburb have been given preliminary charges of raping a 12-year-old girl and of religion-motivated violence, French authorities said Wednesday. The attack elicited widespread shock and …
The three men charged in the alleged conspiracy to murder Hardeep Singh Nijjar — Karan Brar, Kamalpreet Singh and Karanpreet Singh — are all believed to be connected to the …
It speaks volumes of the state of the SA Police Service (SAPS), that police impersonator scams in South Africa are becoming such a threat. The mere fact that citizens in …
When Nicole Wilson first saw a letter in the mail from Windsor Regional Hospital telling her that her personal information has likely been exposed, she says she “panicked.” “I called …
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday will hear arguments over a question that could affect whether former president Donald Trump can be prosecuted for his efforts to reverse a 2020 …
LockBit, a notorious cybercrime gang that holds its victims’ data to ransom, has been disrupted in a rare international law enforcement operation by Britain’s National Crime Agency, the U.S. Federal …
For many organizations and startups, 2023 was a rough year financially, with companies struggling to raise money and others making cuts to survive. Ransomware and extortion gangs, on the other …
A vengeful Airbnb host took a security photo of her married guest “in the company of another female” and emailed the image to the man’s wife after a failed extortion …
Pierre Poilievre says a Conservative government will establish mandatory minimum prison sentences for anyone convicted of extortion. The opposition leader said Friday that extortion-related crime has skyrocketed, with police in …