Profile for Extortionists
Finance: minimal - perhaps $100-$10,000
Time and Effort: relatively small - just enough to get the information needed to extort you.
Group Size: Typically a single individual - occasionally a small group will operate.
Other resources: Off-the-Internet information - sometimes burglar skills - often insider status or information
Extortion is always based on the threat of releasing information that someone else wants to keep secret. Extortionists leverage your embarrassment for their benefit.