Surge in reports of sextortion | VRT NWS: news

Safe On Web, the digital reporting counter for cyber crime, has received a record number of reports about sextortion. In cases of extortion blackmailers claim they possess compromising photos of the victim of a sexual nature e.g. naked. They demand cash in order not to publish the material on social media or distribute it further. In recent days Safe On Web received over 4,500 reports.