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Extortion/Blackmail

Peru faces record field in election, corruption and crime top voter concerns

FILE PHOTO: Political advertising is on display ahead of the April 12 general election, in Lima, Peru, April 8, 2026. REUTERS/Angela Ponce/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Political advertising is on display ahead of the April 12 general election, in Lima, Peru, April 8, 2026. REUTERS/Angela Ponce/File Photo

Five Batam immigration officials reassigned amid probe into extortion cases

Immigration Directorate General Riau Islands Regional Office Head Ujo Sujoto (center) speaks while flanked by Batam Immigration Office Hajar Aswad (right) and an official from Internal Compliance Directorate Washington Napitupulu (left) on March 29, 2026, during a press conference at Batu Ampar Immigration checkpoint in Batam, Riau Islands. Ujo admitted there had been illegal levies and extortion practices at the Batam Center ferry terminal and promised severe punishment for those involved.
Immigration Directorate General Riau Islands Regional Office Head Ujo Sujoto (center) speaks while flanked by Batam Immigration Office Hajar Aswad (right) and an official from Internal Compliance Directorate Washington Napitupulu (left) on March 29, 2026, during a press conference at Batu Ampar Immigration checkpoint in Batam, Riau Islands. Ujo admitted there had been illegal levies and extortion practices at the Batam Center ferry terminal and promised severe punishment for those involved.

British woman who reported Hong Kong rape convicted of blackmail

Police stand guard outside the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts in Hong Kong.
Police stand guard outside the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts in Hong Kong.

Bumble, Panera Bread, Crunchbase, Match hit by cyberattacks

Cybersecurity experts have warned about a social engineering campaign targeting American companies.
Cybersecurity experts have warned about a social engineering campaign targeting American companies.

Jail, caning for married man who posed as ‘sugar daddy’, duping 3 women into having sex with him

Rajwant Singh Gill Narajan Singh, who was married with children, coerced the women into having sex with him while he took on different personas.
Rajwant Singh Gill Narajan Singh, who was married with children, coerced the women into having sex with him while he took on different personas.

Hacking group ShinyHunters threatens to expose premium users of sex site Pornhub

Hacking group ShinyHunters said it has stolen data belonging to premium customers of the leading sex website Pornhub and is threatening to publish it.
Hacking group ShinyHunters said it has stolen data belonging to premium customers of the leading sex website Pornhub and is threatening to publish it.

South Korea jails woman who blackmailed football star Son: Yonhap

Soccer Football - International Friendly - South Korea v Brazil - Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea - October 10, 2025 South Korea's Son Heung-min during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Soccer Football - International Friendly - South Korea v Brazil - Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea - October 10, 2025 South Korea's Son Heung-min during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

16-year-old pretended to be woman to get another teen to perform lewd acts, and extorted him

The now 18-year-old offender pleaded guilty to one count of cheating and one count of extortion on Oct 23.
The now 18-year-old offender pleaded guilty to one count of cheating and one count of extortion on Oct 23.

Protests in Armenia's second-biggest city as mayor detained for bribery

FILE PHOTO: Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attends a meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, September 26, 2025. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov/Pool/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attends a meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, September 26, 2025. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov/Pool/File Photo

British police arrest two over London ransomware of children’s data

The hackers published the names, photos, home addresses and family contact information of 10 children on its dark web portal.
The hackers published the names, photos, home addresses and family contact information of 10 children on its dark web portal.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.