Operation Phobos

A 15-year-old from West Virginia died by suicide after alleged sextortion by the extremist '764' network, which exploits children via social media and gaming, coercing abuse and self-harm.

Law enforcement warns parents that inappropriate photos could cost your child jail time or their life. Almost everything we want to know or see can be found on our phones, including explicit content. Even though a recent Alabama law is supposed to make online pornographic content inaccessible, more teens and children [...]

FBI agents from across the United States, including St. Louis, have broken up a global sextortion ring in an effort dubbed Operation Artemis.

A new variant of the hello pervert emails claims that the target's system is infected with njRAT and spoofs the victims email address...

Five people charged in a sextortion scheme that led to a Michigan teen’s death have pleaded guilty, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Having open and honest conversations with your children about their online lives is key...

The alarming trend is driven by organised crime groups operating overseas...

Scammers display images or videos of the victim's street or neighborhood...

Gov. Mike DeWine in a Wednesday afternoon ceremony signed a bill into law that makes sexual extortion a felony offense in Ohio.

Governor Mike DeWine is expected on Wednesday to sign a bill into law that will make sextortion a felony.

Awareness campaign partly designed by under-18s will launch on social media to educate adults and children

A new law in Wisconsin aims to fight the crime of “sextortion” — a manipulative act that's on the rise, particularly among young people.

Nationwide said that over the past year, its fraud team has seen a growing trend of blackmail scams.

A family from central Wisconsin provided emotional testimony to lawmakers about a growing cybercrime targeting teenagers after the death of their 15-year-old son.

Exclusive: Companies ‘playing a role in the sexual exploitation and abuse that occurs on their services’, UK-based experts warn...

The Glasgow Police Department is addressing a concerning trend being seen by law enforcement. Sextortion can start on any site, app, messaging platform or game where people meet and communicate.

National Crime Agency launches awareness campaign, saying criminals are adapting methods and using AI...

The FBI’s Portland Field Office reported an increase in sextortion directed at teenage boys in 2022.

Pasco Sheriff Chris Nocco held a press conference today to address a recent human trafficking case and the growing concern about...

Governor Mike DeWine is expected on Wednesday to sign a bill into law that will make sextortion a felony.

The Shippensburg case is being treated as a homicide because of the actions of an 'online predator," the boy's family said.

The parents of a Scots teenager who took his own life after becoming a victim of sextortion have accused social media companies of having 'blood on their hands'.

Murray Dowey, 16, from Dunblane, Scotland, died in December last year after being tricked into sending an explicit image by online fraudsters.