A former security guard for Michael Schumacher and his accomplices are on trial in Germany for orchestrating a blackmail scheme against the Schumacher family.

Michael Schumacher's bodyguard allegedly blackmailed his family, the Daily Mail reports. The bodyguard allegedly threatened to distribute photos of the seven-time world champion's medical condition.

Damon Hill has slammed Michael Schumacher’s former bodyguard after an alleged blackmail attempt on the Formula One icon’s family. It is alleged that Markus Fritsche threatened to release files including photos and medical records after being dismissed from Schumacher’s inner circle.

Stricken Michael Schumacher is at the centre of an alleged $15million blackmail plot from a former trusted aid of the F1 legend’s family. Schumacher, now 55, has not been seen since a tragic skiing accident in 2013.

Bombshell new details have emerged around the $A23.4 million blackmail plot on Michael Schumacher and his family.

Details of an insider's alleged plot to extort Michael Schumacher's family out of millions of pounds have been released for the first time.

A member of Michael Schumacher's security team stole 1,500 photographs and 200 videos in a €15 million ($15.7million) blackmail plot, German prosecutors have alleged.

Revealed for the first time today are extraordinary details about an alleged blackmail plot to extort £12 million from Michael Schumacher’s family. The plot, reportedly orchestrated by a former aide of the F1 legend, involved threats to release highly sensitive personal photos onto the dark web.