2024-01-29
A form of cybercrime called “financial sextortion” is rapidly rising in North America and Australia, with a major portion driven by a non-organized cybercriminal group in West Africa who call themselves “Yahoo Boys,” according to a new study. https://www.nbcnews.com/...
NBC News
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
A form of cybercrime called “financial sextortion” is rapidly rising in North America and Australia, with a major portion driven by a non-organized cybercriminal group in West Africa who call themselves “Yahoo Boys,” according to a new study. https://www.nbcnews.com/...
NBC News
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.
2020-01-02
TikTok released its first “transparency report,” which included the number of requests for user information it received from governments during the first half of 2019. India led in the number of requests from Jan. 1 to June 30. The US came in second. https://www.nbcnews.com/...
The Verge
In its first transparency report, TikTok says it received most requests for user data and content takedowns from India and USA, claims zero requests from China
The highest number of requests came from India and the US — TikTok released its first transparency report yesterday …