When cybercriminals hijack your data or website and demand a ransom, you become a victim of cyber extortion. These attacks — and the subsequent ransom payments they require — are on the rise, with ...

Modern ransomware has shifted from encryption to psychological extortion that exploits fear, liability, and exposure. Flare ...

B.C. Premier David Eby says communication over the response to a wave of extortion crime, where suspects threaten residents or businesses with violence in exchange for money, has left people in Surrey ...

B.C. Premier David Eby made those comments in Ottawa on Thursday after meeting with the other premiers and Prime Minister ...