Tag: extortion

  • Donald Trump went after his accuser after the hearing

    Donald Trump went after his accuser after the hearing

    Former US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said, “The only crime that I’ve committed is to fearlessly defence our nation from those who seek to destroy it.” He also criticised Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who charged him with extortion and bribery. “This is not a ‘witch hunt’. This is an investigation into my political…

  • Russia’s Ransomware Gangs are being called and Shamed

    Russia’s Ransomware Gangs are being called and Shamed

    A researcher at Stanford University’s Internet Observatory has said there’s a relationship between the frequency and timing of “double extortion” attacks by Russia-based groups and the US presidential election. “We see an increase in the number of attacks starting four months before an election and moving three, two, one month in, up to the event,”…