George's firm contracts to provide risk management services for a wide range of smaller companies that cannot provide the service for themselves. one of george's responsibilities at the end of each month is to review the threats encountered by the companies and put them into the appropriate categories.

Extortion

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George's firm contracts to provide risk management services for a wide range of smaller companies that cannot provide the service for themselves. One of George's responsibilities at the end of each month is to review the threats encountered by the companies and put them into the appropriate categories.

One of his firm's clients details an incident in which a hacker — a former employee — thieved trade secrets from the client and threatened to release them to the competition if he was not paid. In which of the following categories should George place this incident?

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