Cybercriminals have begun attempting to extort money from organizations by threatening to leak corporate and customer data, trade secrets, and intellectual property. The recent leak of 10 unaired episodes from Season 5 of Netflix hit series “Orange Is The New Black” shows that online extortion is not the only form of online extortion for which organizations need to be prepared. The Netflix incident is an example of the growing threat to organizations from extortion scams, says Moty Cristal the CEO of NEST Negotiation Strategies, a firm that specializes in helping organizations negotiate with online extortionists.”]

