Tag: sextortion
Sextortion case: three years in prison, two of which are suspended, for the two defendants
After the three days of trial at the end of September, the 13th criminal chamber of the Paris judicial court has just rendered its decision in the crypto-porn scam case.…
Sextortion: prison sentences required at trial
The trial of two young French people aged 25 prosecuted for extortion, computer hacking and money laundering in the crypto-porn scam case, opened Monday before the 13th criminal chamber of…
The two defendants in the sextortion trial pass the buck
They were the best of friends. Here they are side by side in front of the criminal court, or rather face to face. Prosecuted for extortion through false consultation of…
At the trial of two hackers prosecuted for sextortion
At the beginning of February 2019. Particularly threatening messages landed on French Internet users’ messaging services. “You are probably wondering why you are receiving this email. I am a hacker…
Sextortion based on deepfakes on the rise
Sextortion and deepfakes: the malicious cocktail was expected, it is coming to fruition. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has just deplored in a recent alert an increase, since April…
Sextortion: videos or photos, now the scammers are getting into deepfakes
Alexander Boero June 07, 2023 at 11:10 a.m. 4 © Who is Danny / Shutterstock Hackers can push the scourge of “sextortion” or sexual blackmail even further with the deepfake…
Beware of these new methods of webcam sextortion and blackmail
Cybercriminals refer to social media in webcam blackmail emails or compromising photos to trick their victims. Some go so far as to introduce authentic passwords in the message to reinforce…
Sextortion, reports, features… Facebook is expanding its arsenal to protect minors
Minors better protected on Facebook © Getty Images Facebook can be dangerous for younger users, and Meta is relentlessly trying to fix the problem. The National Center of Missing &…
but what is “sextortion”?
NEWSLETTERS fun, news, tips … what else? Karim Benzema is again tried for complicity in attempted blackmail in the trial concerning the sextape of Mathieu Valbuena. Pressures of this type…