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Extortion
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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Alleged ShinyHunters’ Leader Detained by Law Enforcement
Maybe attacking the FBI was not such a brilliant idea. Following the FBI attack, one of the suspected leaders of ShinyHunters has been detained and is in custody. Apparently, there…
Traverse Legal Expert Articles
A Guest Is Threatening to Leave a Bad Review Unless I Refund Them: Is That Extortion?
A guest asks for a refund. You decline, or you offer a partial refund based on what happened. Then the guest responds with something like: “Refund me or I’ll leave you a bad…
New York Criminal Lawyer Blog
So, You Decided to Sextort Someone: Extortion, Blackmail & Coercion, Oh My!
While online and offline extortionists may try to couch their efforts to obtain money from you as something other than what it is really is – a crime, the offenses…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
AI-Powered Sextortion: A Growing Threat Your Workforce Needs to Know About
A family's ordinary afternoon was shattered when an unknown number added multiple relatives, including a teenager, to a group chat and shared what appeared to be AI-generated explicit images of…
ComplexDiscovery
Berlin refused the ransom before the auction opened
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: Berlin’s government refused an extortion demand on Aug. 28, and a ransomware crew posted an auction afterward. On the data loss, the state has confirmed that data left…
Investigation Counsel
Canadian Hacker Pleads Guilty in Massive Snowflake Data Breach and Extortion Case
A 26-year-old Canadian man has pleaded guilty in the United States to four charges connected to the massive Snowflake data breach, which affected 165 organizations and resulted in millions of…
Bressler Risk Blog
Conflicts, DQ, Extortion — Sports Betting Fight Feeds Odds on Attorney Disqualification, Screening Matter Raises Hackles, Hacking Extortion Targeting Law Firms Flagged by FBI
By Dan Bressler
David Kluft asks: “Can I wait until the Court finds a conflict before I start screening the new lawyer?” — “A CA lawyer represented Home Depot in a few slip…
Criminal
What is Hobbs Act Extortion?
Hobbs Act extortion charges can be confusing for non-attorneys and for attorneys who don’t practice white collar criminal defense in the federal criminal courts. The Hobbs Act covers two categories…
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
Extortion Claims Against Ripoff Report Can Proceed–Selker v. Xcentric
By Eric Goldman
My prior blog post on this case summarized: I’ve blogged many Ripoff Report cases over the years, but it’s been a while since my last one (looks like 2018?). In this…
Elizabeth Franklin-Best Blog
What is Hobbs Act Extortion?
Hobbs Act extortion charges can be confusing for non-attorneys and for attorneys who don’t practice white collar criminal defense in the federal criminal courts. The Hobbs Act covers two categories…