Cyber Blackmail between Threats and Protection

Abstract

This research paper discusses the threats and the legal protection of the Cyber Blackmail in both the Egyptian and American Legislations. The growth of the Internet has led to the overlap between blackmail and Cybercrime where Cyber Blackmail is increasing, in light of the growing number of social media users, and the acceleration witnessed in the number of various conservation programs. With the phenomenon widely increasing in the Egyptian society in recent times, the researcher, after comparing the Egyptian legislation to the American legislation, seeks to identify the potential threats by analyzing the articles in the Egyptian legislation and identifying the needs to address and provide legal protection for this phenomenon.