C005

Blackmail or extortion

Technique in the Coercion (C000) stage of the SC&MS ABCDEF lifecycle

Version 0.3 · ID stable since publication (March 2026) · Data snapshot: March 8, 2026

Description

A threat to reveal sensitive or compromising material unless the victim pays or complies.

Subtechniques

C005.002 Reputational blackmailA threat to damage professional or social standing through public accusations or leaks.
C005.003 SextortionA threat to share sexual images or videos unless payment is made.

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How to cite

Plain text:

Narang, S. S. (2026). Blackmail or extortion (C005), in SC&MS: Scam Classification & Mapping System (Version 0.3). https://scams.dev/techniques/C005/

BibTeX:

@misc{scms03_c005,
  author = {Narang, Satnam Singh},
  title = {{C005 Blackmail or extortion}, in SC\&MS: Scam Classification \& Mapping System},
  year = {2026},
  version = {0.3},
  url = {https://scams.dev/techniques/C005/},
  note = {A taxonomy for classifying scam techniques}
}