Cybercrime and Online Extortion

The Idea

Digital evidence, such as messages, links and account data, often plays an important part in cybercrime cases. It can be lost if a conversation is deleted or an account is closed. Acting promptly and correctly in the first days can therefore matter, whether you are the complainant or the accused.

Common Cases We Handle

• Extortion using images, conversations or private information, and threats to publish them.
• Hacking of accounts and email, and impersonation.
• Digital fraud and theft of card and bank account data.
• Insult, defamation and smear campaigns on social media, and violations of the sanctity of private life.
• Defense of the accused in information technology cases and misuse of telecommunications.

First Steps If You Are Being Blackmailed (General Guidance)

• Think carefully before paying or negotiating with the blackmailer, since payment does not guarantee the threats will stop, and speak to a lawyer first.
• Before deleting any conversation or closing the account the messages came from, preserve and document them.
• Keep screenshots showing the account link, the date and the time.
• In Egypt, the Ministry of Interior lists hotline 108 for combating information crimes. The appropriate reporting route may depend on the facts of the case, and the report is best drafted with a lawyer's help.

What We Do

• Documenting the digital evidence in a form suitable for the investigation and the court.
• Drafting the report and following it up before the Public Prosecution and the investigating authorities.
• Joining the criminal case as a civil claimant and claiming compensation for the victim.
• Attending the investigation and defending the accused, and examining the soundness of the digital evidence and the procedures for seizing it.
• Pleading before the competent court and, where legally available, pursuing the available appeals, including to the Court of Cassation.

How We Work

You send us a summary of the facts and the evidence you have; we review it and identify the urgent step, followed by a written fee agreement and continuous follow-up. See the full engagement steps.

Frequently Asked Questions

I am being blackmailed online. Should I pay?

As general guidance, think carefully before paying or negotiating with the blackmailer, because payment does not guarantee that the threats will stop, and speak to a lawyer first. Before deleting any conversation or closing the account the messages came from, preserve and document them: keep screenshots showing the account link, the date and the time.

Where is a report of a cybercrime filed?

In Egypt, the Ministry of Interior lists hotline 108 for combating information crimes, and the appropriate reporting route may depend on the facts of the case; the report is best drafted with a lawyer's help. Depending on the facts, the conduct may fall under Law No. 175 of 2018 on Combating Information Technology Crimes or relevant provisions of the Penal Code, including Article 327 where its specific legal requirements are met.

Why is speed important in cybercrime cases?

Because digital evidence such as messages, links and account data often matters in these cases, and it can be lost if a conversation is deleted or an account is closed, whether you are the complainant or the accused.

This content is general information and does not replace legal advice for your specific case, and it does not promise any outcome.