Omar Abdel-Rahman, the so-called Blind Sheik convicted of plotting terror attacks in the United States in the 1990s, died Saturday in a federal prison where he was serving a life sentence.
Mayor de Blasio donor once discussed someone putting a “bullet” in the head of a Harlem restaurateur who owed him money, new court papers charge.
The deadly attacks in Paris may soon reopen the debate over whether – and how – tech companies should let governments bypass the data scrambling that shields everyday commerce and daily digital life.
The heir to a Canadian real estate fortune pleaded not guilty to carving up his girlfriend and leaving her bloodless body behind in their West Hollywood apartment.
Four former Blackwater Worldwide security guards have been handed decades-long sentences, ending a case stemming from the deadly shootings of dozens of Iraqi civilians in 2007.
Customers of a Chinese-owned Liechtenstein bank are being told by unknown blackmailers they must pay a portion of their savings or face having account details sent to finance authorities and the media, a German newspaper reported on Sunday.
A blackmailer threatened to kill the children of stricken Formula One legend Michael Schumacher unless paid $1.3 million (900,000 euros).
Blackmail and Extortion are serious crimes that carries a penalty of up to 14 years’ imprisonment. WHAT IS EXTORTION? Extortion is sometimes confused with blackmail. Although there are a lot of similarities between the two crimes, and the sentencing guidelines are the same for both offences, extortion and blackmail describe two different acts. BLACKMAIL The offence…
DetailsBlackBerry has teamed up with a London start-up to help banks monitor traders that use WhatsApp and other encrypted messaging tools.
Fans of BlackBerry’s classic physical keyboard will have reason to celebrate when the last product designed in part by the former smartphone leader becomes available in April.
