Japanese Man Arrested for Threats on U.S. Embassy, Caroline Kennedy

03/20/15 4:19 PM PST

The suspect admitted to police that he made bomb threats against the U.S. Embassy in Japan

World

Tags: caroline kennedy, japan, tokyo, ambassador, death threat, blackmail, obama, bomb threat, camp schwab

China Tightens Controls of Domestic Media

12/08/14 10:11 AM PST

The Chinese state-run press has been asked to close down excess bureaus and fire illegally recruited employees

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Tags: china media, xinhua, reuters, xi jinping, communist party, blackmail, bribery

Czech Blackmailers Threaten to Spread Ebola Unless Bitcoin Ransom Paid

11/04/14 1:56 PM PST

Czech Republic receives threatening email that claims deadly Ebola virus will be unleashed unless bitcoin ransom is paid

Health

Tags: czech republic, ebola outbreak, ransom, blackmail, bitcoin, cryptocurrency, digital currency

58 Arrested in Philippines 'Sextortion' Gang

05/02/14 3:00 PM PST

Philippines police have arrested dozens of suspected members of an online extortion ring

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Tags: philippines, sextortion, sexual extortion, blackmail, ring, gang, interpol

Chiquita Lawsuit

09/25/13 9:48 AM PST

Banana company fights lawsuit over Colombian murders.

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Tags: bananas, chiquita, banana, auc, military, massacre, death, terrorist, paramilitary, blackmail, chiquita brand international company, colombia