Reducing Electronic Blackmail and its Relationship to Modern Technologies

Electronic blackmail crime refers to one of the most dangerous crimes which result in victim many harms, if in reputation/personal life in his work. Cyber extortion and electronic blackmail became an increasing issue in digital era, aiming at firms and persons via threats of operational disruptions, reputational damage, data breaches. Present paper explores relation among new technologies and growing electronic blackmail prevalence. Through reviewing present paper, recognizing the main technologies which facilitate these crimes, analyzing efficient mitigation strategies, present paper targets at presenting general perspectives into combating electronic blackmail in evolving technological area.