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cyberextortion |
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cyberextortionA crime in which payment is demanded in order to prevent or stop attacks on an organization's Web site, network or computer systems. In 2004, a Carnegie Mellon survey stated that only one out of five cyberextortionists who threatened an attack and did not receive payment actually went through with it. See cybercrime. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Welcome to the reality of e-business--which, while convenient, poses such threats as identity theft, cyberextortion and more. |
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