The Australian eSafety Commissioner recently launched a new campaign to raise awareness of sexual extortion, or “sextortion”. Targeted primarily at men, the campaign features AI-generated videos of ...

A lot of criminals are using private messaging and encrypted apps, making them harder to catch.

In recent years, digital technologies have transformed the way we communicate, socialize, and entertain ourselves. However, alongside these advancements comes an alarming rise in cybercrimes, ...

Children in Japan are being warned about sextortion blackmail, in which minors are targeted for their naivety and reluctance ...

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HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) – A Hilliard man accused leaving threatening voicemail messages is now under investigation for alleged sextortion and related sexual abuse material charges. According to United ...

One teenager was a victim of a vicious sextortion plot that ended in him taking his life with a gunshot. Elijah Heacock's parents say that the high school sophomore was being blackmailed by an ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana State Police is investigating a sextortion attempt that targeted an Indiana state lawmaker. According to the Indiana House Democratic Caucus, State Rep. Maureen Bauer (D-South ...

ATOKA, Tenn. - The Atoka Police Department sounded the alarm bells Thursday on a new scheme of people using AI to try to extort money out of kids. Police said cases of a crime called ...