Mastodawn

Web Abuse Association Defense 4d ago

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🛑 Sextortion & webcam blackmail are NOT “just scams.”

👉 https://webabusedefense.com/en/post/sextortion-webcam-blackmail-digital-humiliation-understanding-resisting-surviving

They are organized psychological violence, exploiting fear, shame, and silence.

Many victims—often very young—have lost their lives because of it.

#Sextortion #OnlineAbuse #WebcamBlackmail #Cybercrime #DigitalSafety #StopSextortion

Sextortion, webcam blackmail, digital humiliation: understanding, resisting, surviving

Sextortion is not an ordinary scam. It is not simple digital blackmail. It is a deep, organized, repeated form of psychological violence that attacks intimacy, shame, and fear, and which, in some cases, has driven victims – often very young – to suicide.Official French platforms like Point de Contact , Cybermalveillance.gouv.fr , and the CNIL have been raising the alarm for years. Reports are skyrocketing. Victims are often minors. Methods are constantly improving. And yet, behind these figures,

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Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏Jan 17

“If we can succeed in restoring a play-based childhood, then we’re going to see, I think, big benefits to mental health.”

Jonathan Haidt Brings New Evidence to the Battle Against Social Media
The author of “The Anxious Generation” shares his latest research about the harms social media is doing to children.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/podcasts/jonathan-haidt-new-evidence.html?unlocked_article_code=1.FFA.ND__.ZER4HyfZPmJE&smid=url-share

#SmartPhones #SocialMedia #children #teens #youth #adults #MentalHealth #Meta #Australia #France #EU #play #books #anxiety #depression #SexualHarassment #cyberbullying #sextortion #suicide #AIcompanions #AI #porn #gambling #vaping #SportsBetting #CryptoInvesting

Jonathan Haidt Brings New Evidence to the Battle Against Social Media

The author of “The Anxious Generation” shares his latest research about the harms social media is doing to children.

The New York Times

Negative PID Inc.Jan 9

Snapchat extortion rings are a global issue targeting vulnerable users on Snapchat. Here is how they work, how to recognize them, and how to prevent unpleasant encounters online.

#socialMedia #snapchat #cybercrime #sextortion

https://negativepid.blog/snapchat-sextortion-rings/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-PID-Perspectives

Snapchat sextortion rings - PID Perspectives

Snapchat was designed for spontaneous communication and disappearing messages. These features attracted millions of young users, but they also created an

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Peter N. M. Hansteen Jan 1

Oh, there's a new #wankstortion campaign brewing, it seems.

The one that inboxed here today (https://nxdomain.no/~peter/wankstortion/20260101_wankstortion_localhost.localdomain.62yun.com_peter@bsdly.net_cleartext.txt) came, unusually, over IPv6 - 2a0d:6c2:6:6bd:: (the 62yun.com net), otherwise unremarkable. See "The Despicable, No Good, Blackmail Campaign Targeting ... Imaginary Friends?" https://nxdomain.no/~peter/despicable_no_good_blackmail.html #sextortion #blackmail #bitcoin #bitcon #cybercrime

ransomNews Dec 27

⚠️ PornHub warns users of incoming sextortion scams #PornHub alerted users to expect sextortion emails after an exposure linked to a third-party incident. Attackers may use stolen emails to threaten victims with fake explicit content, aiming to extort payments. #ransomNews #sextortion #dataleak

News Beep Dec 25

B.C. man pleads guilty to charges of sextorting teens across Canada

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Burnaby, B.C., man has pleaded guilty to charges related…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #CA #Canada #Crime #onlinesextortion #Sextortion
https://www.newsbeep.com/334065/

const_data Dec 23

#infosec #databreach #sextortion

Pornhub warns its users to expect sextorion emails from cyber criminals.

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/12/pornhub-tells-users-to-expect-sextortion-emails-after-data-exposure?utm_campaign=brandsocial&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky,facebook

Pornhub tells users to expect sextortion emails after data exposure

Users affected by the data breach may be contacted directly by cybercriminals, Pornhub warns.

Malwarebytes

Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈Dec 18

Meta is evil, destroy it

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/17/parents-of-sextortion-victim-sue-meta-for-alleged-wrongful-death

#Meta #SocialMedia #Technology #TechBros #MarkZuckerberg #Sextortion

Parents of sextortion victim sue Meta for alleged wrongful death

Exclusive: Lawsuit is the first UK case of its kind, with Ros and Mark Dowey accusing Meta of ‘putting profit before our young people’

The Guardian

MiFareLady Dec 10

Vanavond om 20:30 weer een nieuwe aflevering van Scam Alert: Trap er niet in! op RTL 5.

Met de onderwerpen #sextortion en #identiteitsfraude

Samen met een team van ethisch hackers laten we je zien hoe je er niet in trapt.