Online extortion on the rise

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Fighting Online Extortion

Fighting Online Extortion 09/19/2004 11:24 AM

Online Extortion Ring Broken Up (PC
World)

Online Extortion Ring Broken Up (PC
World) 07/21/2004 11:07 AM
PC World - Three men are suspected of pressuring gambling sites into paying protection money.

Police smash suspected online extortion
gang

Police smash suspected online extortion
gang 07/23/2004 11:15 AM
IT Vibe Jul 23 2004 2:52PM GMT

Police investigates suspected online
gambling extortion ring

Police investigates suspected online
gambling extortion ring 07/26/2004 09:22 PM
ZDNet Australia Jul 27 2004 2:06AM GMT

Police investigate suspected online
gambling extortion ring

Police investigate suspected online
gambling extortion ring 07/27/2004 02:37 AM
ZDNet Australia Jul 27 2004 5:54AM GMT

National Hi-Tech Crime Unit smashes
online extortion racket

National Hi-Tech Crime Unit smashes
online extortion racket 07/21/2004 10:59 AM
vnunet.com Jul 21 2004 3:41PM GMT

Online banking on the rise

Online banking on the rise 06/16/2004 06:08 PM
globetechnology.com Jun 16 2004 9:50PM GMT

The rise in popularity of online
genealogy

The rise in popularity of online
genealogy 03/13/2003 10:25 AM
"Genealogy sites generated $26 million in paid content revenue during third quarter 2002, according to comScore networks. That's an 86...

Online-Ad Price Rise May Be Overdone

Online-Ad Price Rise May Be Overdone 03/17/2005 03:43 AM
Online.wsj.com - Wed Mar 16, 09:37 am GMT

Revenue reports 100% rise in online tax
take

Revenue reports 100% rise in online tax
take 10/31/2003 10:43 PM
Irish Times Oct 31 2003 9:26PM ET

FTC says identity theft, online fraud on
the rise

FTC says identity theft, online fraud on
the rise 01/22/2004 06:20 PM
The number of cases of identity theft -- the practice of running up bills or committing crimes in someone else's name -- was up 33% from 2002, according to an FTC report released today.

Online sales continue to rise, up 23.1%
from a year ago

Online sales continue to rise, up 23.1%
from a year ago 08/20/2004 04:36 PM
While they're still a sliver of overall U.S. retail sales, retail online sales continued to rise in the second quarter of the year to $15.7 billion, according to figures released today by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

BW Online | December 8, 2003 | The Rise
Of India

BW Online | December 8, 2003 | The Rise
Of India 12/03/2003 04:08 AM

VeriSign reports holiday online
transactions rise 39%

VeriSign reports holiday online
transactions rise 39% 12/24/2003 04:08 AM
InternetRetailer.com Dec 24 2003 3:06AM ET

S. Korean Online Commerce Sales Rise for
Third Consecutive M

S. Korean Online Commerce Sales Rise for
Third Consecutive M 09/05/2004 06:22 AM
Article.wn.com - Sun Sep 5, 10:32 am GMT

Online Sales Rise Dramatically For '04
Holiday Season

Online Sales Rise Dramatically For '04
Holiday Season 12/29/2004 10:15 PM
Information Week Dec 30 2004 1:41AM GMT

ComScore, Verisign Log Rise In Online
Holiday Sales

ComScore, Verisign Log Rise In Online
Holiday Sales 12/30/2004 04:55 PM
InternetWeek Dec 30 2004 7:03PM GMT

Search Traffic On The Rise For Online
Music Retailers

Search Traffic On The Rise For Online
Music Retailers 09/13/2004 04:29 PM
Techzonez Sep 13 2004 7:47PM GMT

Holiday season online purchases on Visa
cards rise 49%

Holiday season online purchases on Visa
cards rise 49% 01/02/2004 03:36 AM
InternetRetailer.com Jan 2 2004 3:12AM ET

S. Korean Online Commerce Sales Rise for
Third Consecutive Month

S. Korean Online Commerce Sales Rise for
Third Consecutive Month 09/05/2004 06:22 AM
Article.wn.com - Sun Sep 5, 08:05 am GMT

PRWeek.com exclusive: Online casinos
strive to rise above marketing
constraints

PRWeek.com exclusive: Online casinos
strive to rise above marketing
constraints 03/14/2005 05:23 PM
Prweek.com - Sun Mar 13, 07:57 am GMT

Hacker Extortion

Hacker Extortion 12/29/2003 11:46 PM

Cyber Blackmail Wave Targets Office Workers: Nice.

Cyber blackmail artists are shaking down office workers, threatening to delete computer files or install pornographic images on their work PCs unless they pay a ransom, police and security experts said.

The extortion scam, which is believed to have surfaced one year ago, indiscriminately targets anyone on the corporate ladder with a PC connected to the Internet.

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Legalized extortion by any other name

Legalized extortion by any other name 09/27/2004 06:35 AM
CNET News.com's Washington watcher, Declan McCullagh, gets behind the Senate Commerce Committee's approval of an controversial bill.

Oil futures rise above $44 a barrel Best
Buy 3Q earnings rise 21 percent Stocks
extend rally with mo

Oil futures rise above $44 a barrel Best
Buy 3Q earnings rise 21 percent Stocks
extend rally with mo 12/19/2004 03:28 PM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Wed Dec 15, 11:20 pm GMT

Telus targets 28% rise in 2004 profit
per share on 5% revenue rise, cost cuts

Telus targets 28% rise in 2004 profit
per share on 5% revenue rise, cost cuts 12/20/2003 09:51 AM
Canadian Press Dec 20 2003 9:07AM ET

FTC Shuts Down Pop-Up Extortion Firm

FTC Shuts Down Pop-Up Extortion Firm 11/06/2003 05:04 PM

Two remanded on extortion charges

Two remanded on extortion charges 03/26/2005 09:31 AM
Two Belfast men are remanded in custody charged with a number of offences including extortion.

FBI Investigating Cyber-extortion

FBI Investigating Cyber-extortion 05/13/2004 12:42 PM

A How-Not-To Guide to Cyber-Extortion

A How-Not-To Guide to Cyber-Extortion 06/27/2004 11:35 AM

EFF Gets DirecTV To Stop Extortion
Program

EFF Gets DirecTV To Stop Extortion
Program 06/15/2004 03:32 AM
It only took a few years of pressure, but DirecTV is backing down from their policy of extortion when it comes to anyone who has bought a smart card reader. The situation, in case you hadn't followed the case, was that DirecTV got access to the sales lists of some companies that sold smart card readers - which can be used to create cards for illegally accessing satellite TV. Of course, there are other, perfectly legitimate, reasons why someone might want a smartcard reader as well - but DirecTV didn't really care. Instead, they sent out threatening letters, demand ing $3,500 or filing a lawsuit, where you would need to prove your innocence, rather than have DirecTV show you had actually done something illegal. Last year, the EFF got involved in the case, and it appears they've convinced DirecTV to back off. They say they will "no longer sue or threaten to sue people merely for possessing smart card devices." They'll also make it easier for anyone they contact to prove their innocence prior to the case going to court. Of course, this doesn't solve the legal problems of many who have been hounded over the past few years by DirecTV.

Bookies extortion gang caught

Bookies extortion gang caught 07/21/2004 01:08 PM
Police arrest three Russian members of a global gang which sought to extort money from British bookmakers by sabotaging websites.

Compensation for Bandwidth Costs is
Extortion?

Compensation for Bandwidth Costs is
Extortion? 03/06/2004 02:04 AM
Slashdot Mar 5 2004 9:05PM GMT

Internet Extortion Ring Smashed

Internet Extortion Ring Smashed 07/23/2004 02:47 PM

One companies response to a SCO
extortion letter!

One companies response to a SCO
extortion letter! 01/23/2004 03:54 AM
It is important to stand shoulder to shoulder and let SCO know that they cannot play the heavy handed extortion...

Feds Thwart Extortion Plot Against Best
Buy

Feds Thwart Extortion Plot Against Best
Buy 01/07/2004 02:38 PM
hiero writes "From an article in the Star Tribune: 'Federal authorities said Tuesday they thwarted an extortion plot against Best Buy Co. Inc. by a man who ...

DirecTV Extortion Program stopped by EFF

DirecTV Extortion Program stopped by EFF 06/15/2004 11:32 AM

Acacia Excited About Yet Another Patent
Extortion Win

Acacia Excited About Yet Another Patent
Extortion Win 07/06/2004 03:00 PM
Acacia, the company that goes around threatening just about everyone with patent infringement is now all excited that they've convinced one smaller cable company to pay up, rather than face an extended lawsuit fighting Acacia's bogus patents. It sure is getting repetitive, but once again, can someone explain what Acacia has done to benefit innovation?

Wi-fi hopper guilty of cyber-extortion

Wi-fi hopper guilty of cyber-extortion 06/26/2004 06:00 AM
The Register Jun 26 2004 10:09AM GMT

Former DirecTV Bag Man Discusses
Extortion Campaign

Former DirecTV Bag Man Discusses
Extortion Campaign 04/16/2004 08:58 PM
As DirecTV continues their campaign to threate n anyone who bought a smart card reader, even if they did so for completely legitimate reasons, it looks like some more evidence is coming out against them. A former employee working in their anti-piracy division is now suing the company suggesting they forced him to do illegal and unethical things in forcing innocent people to pay up. He says he felt like "a bag man for the mob" and talks about how the anti-piracy operation "was an elaborate extortion racket," that rewarded employees based on how much settlement revenue they brought in. He points out that this encouraged them to work as hard as possible to make everyone pay up, whether or not they had done anything illegal.
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