Principles of Information Security (MindTap Course List)
Principles of Information Security (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337102063
Author: Michael E. Whitman, Herbert J. Mattord
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Information extortion:

When an attacker hold onto to some asset and demands some property or cash in return, is called extortion. When the property that is stolen is some confidential information or data and the culprit uses internet to perform this crime, then it is called as cyber extortion or information extortion...

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