2024-06-24
Fast Company
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A look at the rise of financial sextortion of minors; the US' NCMEC received an average of 812 sextortion reports per week between August 2022 and August 2023
A sweeping new report sheds light on how scammers are exploiting kids online for money—and what we all must do to help prevent it.
2024-05-05
NBC News
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Biden is expected to sign the REPORT Act next week; the bipartisan bill targets child sextortion online through new CSAM reporting requirements and more
Jordan DeMay, a 17-year-old who died by suicide in 2022, is one of a growing number of teens targeted by financial sextortion.
2024-05-04
NBC News
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Biden is expected to sign the REPORT Act next week; the bipartisan bill targets child sextortion online through new CSAM reporting requirements and more
Jordan DeMay, a 17-year-old who died by suicide in 2022, is one of a growing number of teens targeted by financial sextortion.
2024-01-29
NBC News
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Researchers: financial sextortion of young users on TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, and YouTube is rising, driven by Yahoo Boys, a West African cybercriminal gang
2024-01-28
NBC News
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Researchers: financial sextortion of young users on TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, and YouTube is rising, driven by Yahoo Boys, a West African cybercriminal gang
“Yahoo Boys” is an informal network of cybercriminals who have gained cultural clout over the last several years in West Africa.
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