Suzanne Blake is a Newsweek reporter based in New York. Her focus is reporting on consumer and social trends, spanning from retail to restaurants and beyond. She is a graduate of UNC Chapel Hill and ...

NEWS THIS MORNING. A NEW EXTORTION SCAM IS PREYING ON FEAR. EMAILS ARE GOING AROUND WISCONSIN WITH THE SENDER CLAIMING TO HAVE COMPROMISING INFORMATION OF YOU AND DEMANDS THOUSANDS IN BITCOIN. SO THEY ...

(TNS) — A new warning from federal officials cautions users to beware of a dangerous ransomware scheme that can attack your computer systems via a simple email. The ransomware software called Medusa ...

A man was sentenced to over 29 years in prison on Thursday for multiple incidents on Kauai related to extortion and drug ...

According to infosec consultancy GuidePoint, which has seen several such demand letters, they’re not clichéd magazine-letters-cut-out-and-pasted type of notes. Instead, they’re typed and dispatched by ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — A bill in the Virginia General Assembly, aimed at protecting renters from sexual extortion, is headed to Governor Glenn Youngkin's desk, after passing both the House and the ...

The number of claims would be much higher if victims did not fear vengeance and retribution should they come forward.

Federal prosecutors allege the Suffolk County sheriff demanded stock shares. Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins was arrested Thursday on federal extortion charges, according to the U.S. Attorney's ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — It started with a phone call to a men’s clothing store in the heart of Mexico City’s historic center. “I need you to put together 10,000 pesos ($500) for me weekly, or else we’ll ...

Prosecutors allege that the sheriff used his position to elbow his way into the marijuana executive's nascent pot firm.

In a statement Wednesday, Healey called the allegations against Tompkins "serious" and said the position is a "full-time job that demands full time attention." ...