extortion

Anthropic, which makes the chatbot Claude, says its tools were used by hackers "to commit large-scale theft and extortion of personal data".

But there are concerns that those who have been forced to pay extortions could also be accused of having provided "material support" to these groups - even if it was coerced.

The author contends that settling would signal weakness and invite future extortion attempts, warning that “give a bully your lunch money once, and they’ll keep coming back for more.”

“He has threatened us through extortion with a billion-dollar fine, unless we do his bidding,” Newsom said, adding that California would sue.

“They are known for engaging in murder, car bombings and extortion rackets throughout the world.”