Teen sextortion growing, FBI says; parents on mission, son dead
WEB2 days ago · Teen sextortion, FBI says crime is growing. The FBI said sextortion is a growing blackmail crime that affects thousands of teens every year. Now, two parents are on a mission to educate the public.
Online blackmail scams are utilizing your public information ... - CBS News
WEBSep 4, 2024 · A blackmail email scam relies on public information, using a person's name, address and even a street view image of where they live.
New email extortion scheme uses public images of your home to blackmail …
WEBSep 10, 2024 · A scheme is hitting email inboxes across the country that uses public images of people's homes to attempt to trick them into sending scammers thousands of dollars in Bitcoin.
Extortion and Blackmail - The New York Times
WEBNews about Extortion and Blackmail, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Feds warn of "staggering" sextortion scam that has targeted ... - CBS News
WEBDec 19, 2022 · Washington — More than 3,000 teenagers and young boys have been blackmailed online in what federal law enforcement officials called a "staggering" sextortion scam that has been tied to more than...
FBI warns of explosion in sextortion cases targeting teenagers - BBC
WEBDec 20, 2022 · The FBI is warning of an "explosion" in cases of teenagers and young boys being tricked into sending explicit pictures online. It said there had been a sharp rise in the blackmail scheme which it...
'Sextortionists' are increasingly targeting young men for money.
WEBInternet blackmailers are increasingly duping young men and boys into sending them sexually explicit content online by posing as young girls on social media.
Man Who Blackmailed Girls to Send Explicit Images Is Sentenced …
WEBSep 27, 2021 · A man in Washington State who posed as a teenager online and blackmailed girls as young as 12 across the country to send him sexually explicit photos and videos was sentenced on Monday to 20...
US seeks to stop citizens' data exploitation for blackmail, …
WEBJan 23 (Reuters) - The United States plans to announce a new executive order to seek to prevent foreign adversaries from accessing troves of highly sensitive personal data about Americans and...
How families can protect children as FBI sees increase in online
WEBMay 13, 2024 · FBI field offices across the country have reported an increase in youth sextortion cases where sexually explicit content is used as blackmail.
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