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2mo ago

Two Nigerians Extradited to U.S. to Face Sextortion Charges Tied to Teen Deaths

The transfers followed a multi‑year FBI Operation Artemis effort to dismantle Nigeria‑based sextortion rings and enable prosecutions that carry decades‑long mandatory minimums.

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2mo ago

FBI Warns Hackers Are Seizing Accounts to Steal and Sell Intimate Photos

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2mo ago

FBI and NCAA Launch Education Campaign to Shield College Athletes From Sextortion

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2mo ago

Member of The Com Jailed for Sextortion of More Than 100 Girls

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5mo ago

Toronto Man Sentenced to 33 Years in U.S. for Sextortion of More Than 145 Children

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5mo ago

FTC Begins Enforcement of TAKE IT DOWN Act Requiring 48-Hour Removal of Nonconsensual Intimate Images

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8mo ago

Pennsylvania Teen Charged With 304 Felonies in Alleged Sextortion of 21 Minors

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8mo ago

Peters Township High School Senior Charged With 300+ Counts in Alleged Catfishing, Sextortion Scheme

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8mo ago

National Study Finds Teen Sexting Rising Sharply, With Widespread Sextortion and Image Misuse

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9mo ago

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Backs Bipartisan Push to Sunset Section 230

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10mo ago

FBI Probes Sextortion Targeting That Preceded 15-Year-Old’s Death in West Virginia

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11mo ago

Evers Signs 'Bradyn’s Law,' Creating Felony Sextortion Crime in Wisconsin

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last yr.

Interpol Nets $439 Million in Global Fraud Sweep as Africa Sting Arrests 260

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New York Middle Schooler Charged in Sextortion Probe as Police Seek Hundreds of Possible Victims

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Stony Point Middle Schooler Charged in Sextortion Probe as Police Seek More Victims

Sextortion

Two Nigerians Extradited to U.S. to Face Sextortion Charges Tied to Teen Deaths

FBI Warns Hackers Are Seizing Accounts to Steal and Sell Intimate Photos

FBI and NCAA Launch Education Campaign to Shield College Athletes From Sextortion

Member of The Com Jailed for Sextortion of More Than 100 Girls

Toronto Man Sentenced to 33 Years in U.S. for Sextortion of More Than 145 Children

FTC Begins Enforcement of TAKE IT DOWN Act Requiring 48-Hour Removal of Nonconsensual Intimate Images

Pennsylvania Teen Charged With 304 Felonies in Alleged Sextortion of 21 Minors

Peters Township High School Senior Charged With 300+ Counts in Alleged Catfishing, Sextortion Scheme

National Study Finds Teen Sexting Rising Sharply, With Widespread Sextortion and Image Misuse

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Backs Bipartisan Push to Sunset Section 230

FBI Probes Sextortion Targeting That Preceded 15-Year-Old’s Death in West Virginia

Evers Signs 'Bradyn’s Law,' Creating Felony Sextortion Crime in Wisconsin

Interpol Nets $439 Million in Global Fraud Sweep as Africa Sting Arrests 260

New York Middle Schooler Charged in Sextortion Probe as Police Seek Hundreds of Possible Victims

Stony Point Middle Schooler Charged in Sextortion Probe as Police Seek More Victims

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