# sextortion

This year

2023

Intimate videos and hidden cameras: Gardaí launch major campaign to help victims of sextortion

Sextortion is a form of cyber extortion which involves a threat or blackmail of having intimate information, images or clips shared without consent.

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Feb 28th 2023, 9:45 AM

All time

People warned not to fall for sextortion scam as criminals 'view pandemic as opportunity'

There has been an increase in the number of online scams reported during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Apr 27th 2020, 7:10 AM

People warned not to fall for 'sextortion' after dozens of scams reported to PSNI

Parents have been encouraged to check what websites their children are accessing.

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Apr 19th 2020, 4:59 PM

'I was shaking. I felt so lost and miserable': Sextortion victim on how online con made his life hell

A new TG4 documentary is examining the concept of online shaming.

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Dec 12th 2018, 6:15 AM

Teachers, judges and actors are all falling victim to online sex blackmailers

The sextortion scams are typically run by criminal gangs working out of several different countries.

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May 31st 2018, 3:00 PM

Man jailed for 139 years for extorting child pornography from hundreds of boys

Patrick Killen would “beg, bribe and cajole the unsuspecting boys to send him sexually explicit pictures,” then share them with others online.

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Oct 24th 2015, 8:30 PM

Ever take a 'sensitive' photo of yourself? You could be at risk of sextortion

Faceless criminals are using young peoples’ personal images to extort money from them and the FBI want it to stop.

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Jul 12th 2015, 3:00 PM

Weird Wide Web: Angry Birds cartoon, dirty screens and 'sextortion'

All of your essential tech and social media news for the week in one byte-sized portion.

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Feb 10th 2013, 10:00 AM