It starts with a letter, phone call, or a text message — an anonymous figure demands cash, usually from a business owner, threatening their safety and livelihood unless they pay. It often ends with ...

Howard Master and Alberto Orozco discuss how shifts in U.S. foreign policy, particularly under the new administration, are amplifying the risk of extortion for global businesses. They address the ...

Derek Miller is a professor of English at Harvard. To the Trump Administration: Here are my midterm comments on your “extortion” project, on which you have been working for months with few results.

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 ...

In 2023, scams targeting Americans ages 60 and over caused more than $3.4 billion in losses, according to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center. (1) And the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reports ...

Google Warns of Review-Bombing Extortion Scheme Targeting Businesses It's become a big enough problem for Google that it created a dedicated online form for businesses to contact the company about ...