Demanding payment to prevent the release of information describes which term?

Demanding payment to prevent the release of information describes which term?

• A. Extortion
• B. Fraud
• C. Blackmail
• D. Service disruption

Answer: (C)

This is blackmail. It uses the threat of exposing sensitive or damaging information to coerce payment. The leverage comes from the potential harm or embarrassment the disclosure would cause, which is the defining feature of blackmail. Extortion is a broader category of demanding payment under threat, but when the specific threat is to reveal information, blackmail is the precise term. Fraud involves deception to gain something, not necessarily tied to threatening information disclosure, and service disruption centers on denying service rather than pressuring with information exposure. So the scenario fits blackmail best.

This is blackmail. It uses the threat of exposing sensitive or damaging information to coerce payment. The leverage comes from the potential harm or embarrassment the disclosure would cause, which is the defining feature of blackmail. Extortion is a broader category of demanding payment under threat, but when the specific threat is to reveal information, blackmail is the precise term. Fraud involves deception to gain something, not necessarily tied to threatening information disclosure, and service disruption centers on denying service rather than pressuring with information exposure. So the scenario fits blackmail best.