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USA
Rubio announces visa restrictions targeting cybercrime, sextortion
Vance defends Trump admin’s crackdown on fraud Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson details the Trump administration’s war on fraud,…
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Australia
Tech platforms warned to fix ‘sextortion’ blind spots
Major tech platforms have significant gaps in their response to online sextortion, a new report by Australia’s online safety regulator…
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USA
‘Don’t panic – sextortion scammers have no hold over you’
When Alan Irwin matched with a potential partner on Tinder, he had no idea he’d be speaking to the police…
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UK
Boy, 13, among rising number of males blackmailed in sextortion scam
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UK
Record number of children reporting online sextortion in UK, data reveals
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UK
Children in UK report online sextortion attempts in record numbers | Meta
Children in the UK are reporting record numbers of online sextortion attempts as campaigners call on tech companies to do…
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USA
Teen charged with over 300 felonies in alleged sextortion scheme: reports
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A high school senior in Pennsylvania faces hundreds of felony charges after…
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UK
Parents of sextortion victim sue Instagram owner Meta
BBC Murray Dowey was 16 when he committed suicide A Scottish couple whose teenage son committed suicide after being blackmailed…
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Parents of sextortion victim sue Meta for alleged wrongful death | Meta
The parents of a 16-year-old boy who committed suicide after falling victim to an Instagram blackmail ring are suing Meta…
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UK
FBI and NSPCC alarmed at ‘shocking’ rise in online sextortion of children | Online abuse
Technology companies, including Snapchat and Facebook, reported more than 9,600 adult cases in the UK in the UK in just…
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