Google will update its search algorithm to discourage slander extortion schemes
Google will downplay sites that exist mainly to attack people.
Extortion
Apple supplier is the latest target of a $50 million ransomware hack
The attackers are threatening to leak blueprints.
Hacker who tried to extort Tesla pleads guilty
Russian national Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov could now face a lighter sentence.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
Hacker sells access to hundreds of corporate executives' email accounts
The breaches could lead to extortion or fraud.
Tesla worked with the FBI to block a million dollar ransomware attack
A Russian citizen offered a Tesla employee $1 million to deliver the malware.
Extortionists threaten sites with bad traffic to make Google ban ads
They're demanding $5,000 in bitcoin to make the problem go away.
YouTube sues user who extorted others through fake takedown requests
The defendant allegedly used info from a takedown appeal for swatting.
Hackers claim to have insurance data linked to 9/11 attacks
It's an extortion attempt masquerading as a public service.
US charges Iranian hackers over $30 million ransomware spree
They reportedly extorted money from hospitals and local governments.
Four men linked to Mugshots.com have been charged with extortion
The site publishes booking photos and charges people to have them removed.
Copyright troll lawyer is finally disbarred for fraud
Extortion isn't legal, either, sir.
'Orange is the New Black' hackers may have stolen 36 other shows
'New Girl' and 'Portlandia' are among the shows reportedly affected.
San Francisco transit hackers threaten to expose data
They claim they want improved safety from Muni, but the ransom suggests otherwise.
Experts crack nasty ransomware that locks your PC and your backup
Sometimes even CHKDSK isn't safe.
