extortion
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Pinto has described himself as a whistleblower, but was convicted in Portugal of offences including illegal access to data and attempted extortion and given a four-year suspended sentence.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Marset, his attorneys say, “believed that the request for a ‘donation’ was the equivalent of an extortion attempt.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Adding to Revolut’s headaches, the company is facing extortion threats from a shadowy hacker who claims to be behind the breach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Law enforcement organisations tell extortion victims not to pay ransoms as it fuels the criminal ecosystem.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
“You’re saying”—Mr. Kempsey's temperature rose nicely—“that Neal Brose is running some sort of extortion racket? Under my very nose?”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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