What Is Sextortion

• Sextortion ‘recovery scams’ on the rise in Canada, experts warn

  Cybertip is warning about sextortion recovery scams, where fraudsters target the same people who were victims of the extortion scam.

  Canada

  Mar 10, 2023
  
• Alberta police warn of continued sextortion with more than 100 victims this year

  Sextortion is a form of online blackmail where criminals deceive young people through various digital platforms like Snapchat and Instagram to obtain explicit images.

  Crime

  Dec 15, 2022
  
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• Canada’s sextortion boom coincides with pandemic’s online shift: ‘It’s out of control’

  Incidents of non-consensual distribution of intimate images involving adult or child victims increased by 194 cases in 2021, representing a nine per cent jump from the year before.

  Canada

  Aug 6, 2022
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• Parents warn of worldwide sextortion targeting teens

  Sextortion criminals blackmail teenagers by taking advantage of their level of development and impulsiveness, then hastily ask for a sexual image or a video, expert says.

  Crime

  Jun 19, 2022