US firm making blackmail claim obtains injunction to remove information from website

An American company that claims it is being blackmailed by hackers seeking $6m has secured an emergency High Court injunction aimed at removing confidential information posted about it on the internet.

Today, Southwire Company LLC secured a temporary order against what are believed to be two Polish nationals and an Irish-registered company that are all allegedly linked to a website publishing confidential information about the US firm.