A Washington state man was charged with extortion after federal officials claim he launched a cyberattack against Dallas-based Leagle.com for refusing to remove the link to a court opinion involving him.
Kamyar Jahanrakhshan, also known as Andy Rakhshan, of Seattle, was arrested by the FBI on a federal extortion charge July 29. According to the criminal complaint, Leagle.com was contacted by an Andy Rakhshan, who emailed the website in late 2014 complaining a link to a court opinion he was the plaintiff in was “tarnishing his reputation” and violated his privacy. He offered to pay $100 to remove the link.
