Sexual extortion, often called sextortion, could technically involve all types of exploitation, but the acts covered by California law involve blackmailing someone by threatening to release their nude or otherwise sexually explicit images or videos. It doesn’t matter if the blackmail is an attempt to extort money, sexual favors or an other type of property, […]
What Charges can You Face for Ransomware in California?
Ransomware has been in the news a lot lately since hackers managed to shut down the East Coasts’ Colonial Pipeline. But while this may be the biggest national news story on ransomware, this has been an increasingly common problem across the globe over the last decade. In fact, California addressed the problem back in 2017 […]
The Most Common Crimes Committed On Social Media
For all the good social media has done in helping to connect people, it has also helped people commit crimes in a number of ways. While the most obvious recent example was the planning far-right agitators did before storming the capitol, there are many other ways social media can be used for criminal acts. Here […]
Popular YouTube Stars, The Stokes Brothers, Charged With SWATTING
Most people think pranks are only funny until someone gets seriously hurt, but some people want to push things as far as possible, especially if it gets them YouTube views. In fact, that’s exactly what got YouTubers DaddyOFive and CJ So Cool in legal trouble and why twin YouTubers Alan and Alex Stokes were recently […]
Hiring a Fake Hitman is a Very Real Crime: Vista Murder-For-Hire Lawyer
A recent article in the New York Times uncovered a strange side of the dark web, where murder-for-hire sites are plentiful, but assassins are non-existent. That being said, those who visit the sites are often criminals and are often caught and charged for trying to have someone killed. Many of these suspects are surprised when […]
Doxing Someone Isn’t Free Speech, It’s Illegal in California
The internet is often filled with hate speech and trash talking and while most of these behaviors are covered by the First Amendment, the California legislature has taken steps to balance the public’s right to free speech with their right to privacy and safety. That’s why activities such as criminal threats, hacking, swatting, online stalking […]
Snooping on Someone’s Cell Phone is a Crime in CA in Most Cases
Throughout time, some people in relationships have been tempted to spy on their partner to find out whether or not their loved one has been cheating. In the past, that may have meant checking his letters or hiring a private investigator to spy on her, but nowadays, it could be as simple as just picking […]
What You Should Know About California’s Search & Seizure Laws
In order for you to be charged with a crime, there must be enough evidence to indicate your guilt. For the charges to result in a conviction, the evidence must be strong enough to prove your guilt beyond a reasonable a doubt. While the US Constitution protects all citizens from unreasonable search and seizure, police […]
Difficulties Involved With Cyber Crime Charges in Vista
Computers have only been widely used for the last half a century and the internet has been popular for less than half that time, but even so, an internet crime attorney will tell you the number of ways a person can violate the law with a computer and an internet connection seem to grow by […]
Will a Private Browser Keep You Out of Legal Trouble?
While most people are online every day these days, few people actually understand the technology involved with making our phones and computers able to access the world of data on the web. That’s normally not a problem, but it can be when it involves underestimating the level of privacy afforded by private browsers such as […]
