Sentences with phrase «extort money from victims»

firstpost.com - Ransomware has become an attack method in which cybercriminals «lock up» and prevent access to files in an effort to extort money from victims.

Ransomware has become an increasingly pervasive attack method in which cybercriminals «lock up» and prevent access to files in an effort to extort money from victims.

Then the scammer extorts money from the victim by threatening to release the photos and videos.

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As international criminal gangs increasingly target online dating and social networking sites, as a means of extorting money from unwary victims, research suggests.

The Maryland Judiciary is warning the public about a new telephone scam that uses the threat of wage garnishment in order extort money from potential victims.

No doubt, there have been cases of fraudulent players who set out to simply extort money from unsuspecting victims, these players pretend to create genuine products, only to vanish with people's funds, leaving them with tokens of almost no value.