Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Business Law Practice Exam

What term describes the use of unlawfully obtained information to pressure a victim for a payoff?

1. Cybercrime

2. Cyberblackmail

3. Cyberharassment

4. Cyberstalking

The correct answer is: Cyberblackmail

The term that best describes the use of unlawfully obtained information to pressure a victim for a payoff is "cyberblackmail." This concept involves leveraging sensitive or private information that was acquired through illegal means to extort money or favors from the victim. The act of blackmail is characterized by the threat of exposing this compromising information unless the victim succumbs to the demands. In contrast, while cybercrime is a broad category that encompasses any criminal activity conducted via the internet, it does not specifically refer to the act of extortion. Cyberharassment involves using the internet or other electronic communication to harass or intimidate someone, but it does not inherently include the element of demanding a payoff. Cyberstalking is a more specific form of harassment that involves repeated, targeted harassment with the intent to instill fear or distress in the victim, but again does not necessarily involve extortion. Thus, cyberblackmail stands out as the term that directly captures the act of extorting money through the threat of revealing unlawfully obtained information.