For several years, negative and discrediting materials regarding the head of one of the enterprises and his business have been systematically disseminated on the website and its associated Telegram channel. The resources had a multi-thousand audience and were mainly used for posting compromising content, while not being registered as online media and not included in the Register of subjects in the media sphere. Publications about the victim and the enterprise he heads appeared on these platforms at least since 2018. After another series of materials, the owner of the resources made a specific demand to the victim — to transfer cryptocurrency equivalent to 3,500 US dollars for the removal of already published materials and to cease their further dissemination. After the funds were transferred, the relevant publications were removed from the website and Telegram channel. The scheme was documented by investigators of the Main Investigative Department of the National Police in collaboration with cyber police officers under the procedural guidance of the Office of the Prosecutor General. During the investigation, law enforcement established that the subject is located in the Federal Republic of Germany and initiated investigative actions within the framework of international legal assistance. On August 26, German police, in response to a request from the Ukrainian side, conducted a search at the residence of the subject in Berlin. The investigative actions took place with the participation of officers from the Main Investigative Department and the Cyber Police Department of the National Police of Ukraine. During the search, mobile phones, computer and other digital equipment, bank cards, as well as documents and receipts related to cryptocurrency operations and cashing out funds in the territory of European Union countries were seized. All seized items and documents will be transferred to the law enforcement agencies of Ukraine for further investigation within the framework of the international legal assistance request. The owner of the internet resource has been notified of suspicion under Part 4 of Article 189 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — extortion. The sanction of the article provides for up to twelve years of imprisonment with confiscation of property. Currently, law enforcement is preparing documents to declare the suspect wanted internationally and for his extradition to Ukraine. Police are also identifying other individuals who may have been involved in administering the resources, disseminating materials, and receiving funds, as well as checking for possible similar episodes. Based on materials from the Main Investigative Department of the National Police of Ukraine