29-Oct-06. Extortionists invading online gambling: study. Edmonton Journal, A5.

This newsbrief reports on a new study led by criminologist John McMullan which examined extortion in the online gambling industry. The Saint Mary’s University study, entitled Fear and Trembling on the Internet: Hacking and Cyber-Extortion at Online Gambling Sites, reported that organized crime networks are demanding ransoms from offshore gambling websites, using the threat of shutting them down to extract payouts.