Two Hongkongers have been found guilty of murdering a man after a financial dispute and then blackmailing his wife for a HK$3.6 million (US$459,331) ransom for his “release” even though he was already dead. A High Court jury on Tuesday also found that the defendants – Chan Wah-hing, 67, and Chan Yiu-lung, 33 – disposed…
A beautician who doxxed and blackmailed a married finance director after having a brief affair with him has been sentenced to four years and four months in prison, with the Hong Kong judge condemning her exposure of the affair online and demand for HK$2.6 million (US$332,000) in payouts as “despicable”. Deputy District Judge Ivy Chui…
A Hong Kong court has convicted a beautician of doxxing and blackmail after she uploaded intimate photos and the personal details of a married finance director she had briefly dated, demanding he pay her HK$2.6 million (US$331,830) or she would expose the affair. Deputy District Judge Ivy Chui Yee-mei on Monday found Li Yanlin guilty…
A British woman has been convicted of blackmailing a compatriot for a £100,000 (US$134,030) payout after accusing him of rape and threatening to report him to Hong Kong police. Isabel Anonia Barbra Eudora Rose, 25, turned from an alleged rape victim into a defendant standing trial at the District Court in Wan Chai for blackmailing…
Hong Kong police are investigating the case of a 14-year-old girl who was blackmailed by a stranger on a mobile chat app, who claimed to have taken an indecent video of her. The force said on Tuesday it received a report from the girl at 10.49pm the day before at Tsz Hong Estate in Tsz…
After a Kentucky teenager died by suicide this year, his parents discovered he had received threatening texts demanding $3,000 to suppress an AI-generated nude image of him. The tragedy underscores how so-called sextortion scams targeting children are growing around the world, particularly with the rapid proliferation of “nudify” apps — AI tools that digitally strip…
Indian Premier League cricket franchise Rajasthan Royals‘ majority owner on Wednesday accused his former co-owner of trying to blackmail him by alleging he was defrauded out of his minority stake in the club. London-based venture capitalist Manoj Badale and his company Emerging Media Ventures are suing businessman Raj Kundra at London’s High Court for allegedly…