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.

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.

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.

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.

Michael Schumacher has not been seen since his near-fatal skiing accident in 2013 but the F1 legend’s family have been wrapped up in a shocking blackmail plot after a threat from an ex-bodyguard