Sextortion profits decline despite higher volume, new techniquesCisco Talos·Apr 11, 17:37 UTC · Apr 11, 2019Ransomware60
Nigerian ‘Yahoo Boys’ Behind Social Media Sextortion Surge in the USInfosecurity Magazine·Jan 29, 13:15 UTC · Jan 29, 2024Ransomware45
Aaron Smith Sextortion campaigns hit tens of thousands of individualsSecurity Affairs·Nov 1, 18:29 UTC · Nov 1, 2018Ransomware57
Interpol dismantled sextortion ring in AsiaSecurity Affairs·Sep 6, 07:23 UTC · Sep 6, 2022Ransomware57
Sextortion Scams Now Include Photos of Your HomeKrebs on Security·Sep 17, 17:47 UTC · Sep 17, 2024Ransomware45
Beware of companies offering paid sextortion assistanceHelp Net Security·Apr 11, 00:00 UTC · Apr 11, 2023Ransomware45
‘Assistance’ scams prey on sextortion victims who seek help, FBI saysThe Record·Apr 7, 15:18 UTC · Apr 7, 2023Ransomware45
Teen Boys at Risk of Sextortion as 74% Lack Basic AwarenessInfosecurity Magazine·Mar 24, 10:15 UTC · Mar 24, 2025Ransomware45
Organized sextortion led four British men to suicideHelp Net Security·May 28, 10:04 UTC · May 28, 2020Ransomware45
Watch out, sextortion scammers are using a new tacticSecurity Affairs·Jan 2, 10:03 UTC · Jan 2, 2020Ransomware45
Phorpiex Botnet Sending Out Millions of Sextortion Emails Using Hacked ComputersThe Hacker News·Oct 17, 08:59 UTC · Oct 17, 2019Ransomware57
FBI warns on sextortion scams targeting teenagersSecurity Affairs·Jul 5, 14:17 UTC · Jul 5, 2019Ransomware45
Experts observed a new sextortion scam XvideosSecurity Affairs·Feb 3, 13:28 UTC · Feb 3, 2019Ransomware57
FBI IC3 warns of a spike in sextortion attacks .............Security Affairs·Sep 6, 07:04 UTC · Sep 6, 2021Ransomware45
Sextortion Scam Uses Recipient’s Hacked PasswordsKrebs on Security·Aug 8, 15:25 UTC · Aug 8, 2018Ransomware57
Meta Removes 63,000 Instagram Accounts Linked to Nigerian Sextortion ScamsThe Hacker News·Nov 20, 16:45 UTC · Nov 20, 2025Ransomware45
Sextortion with a twist: Spyware takes webcam pics of users watching pornArs Technica · Security·Sep 4, 21:12 UTC · Sep 4, 2025Ransomware57
Instagram Rolls Out New Sextortion Protection MeasuresInfosecurity Magazine·Oct 18, 12:00 UTC · Oct 18, 2024Ransomware45
Sextortion Scams Surge 178% in a YearInfosecurity Magazine·Aug 24, 10:30 UTC · Aug 24, 2023Ransomware45
Deepfakes are adding an insidious edge to some sextortion schemes, FBI saysThe Record·Jun 5, 18:23 UTC · Jun 5, 2023Ransomware57
FBI: Americans lost more than $8 million to sextortion scams this yearThe Record·Jan 18, 00:00 UTC · Jan 18, 2023Ransomware45
UK Sextortion Cases Doubled in 2021Infosecurity Magazine·May 20, 10:00 UTC · May 20, 2022Ransomware45
Nuclear Bot Author Arrested in Sextortion CaseKrebs on Security·Dec 17, 20:39 UTC · Dec 17, 2019Ransomware45
Varenyky Trojan targets French users in alleged sextortion campaignSecurity Affairs·Aug 10, 16:08 UTC · Aug 10, 2019Ransomware45
Four Delaware men charged in international sextortion scheme that netted nearly $2 millionCyberScoop·Sep 10, 14:06 UTC · Sep 10, 2024Ransomware in the wild60
Wizz Removed from Apple and Google Stores for Sextortion ConcernsInfosecurity Magazine·Feb 2, 14:30 UTC · Feb 2, 2024Ransomware45
CIA sextortion campaign, analysis of a wellSecurity Affairs·Jun 10, 13:08 UTC · Jun 10, 2019Ransomware57
Interpol operation disrupts romance scam and sextortion networks in AfricaCyberScoop·Sep 29, 17:37 UTC · Sep 29, 2025Ransomware in the wild60
New twist on sextortion scam includes pictures of people's homesThe Record·Sep 24, 14:26 UTC · Sep 24, 2024Ransomware45
FBI warns of 'large increase' in sextortion attacks, with $8 million in reported losses in 2021CyberScoop·Sep 3, 14:10 UTC · Sep 3, 2021Ransomware in the wild60
Bomb Threat, Sextortion Spammers Abused Weakness at GoDaddy.comKrebs on Security·Jan 23, 03:10 UTC · Jan 23, 2019Ransomware45
Who’s Behind the Screencam Extortion Scam?Krebs on Security·Aug 25, 23:48 UTC · Aug 25, 2018Ransomware57
Leaders of 764, global child sextortion group, arrested and chargedCyberScoop·May 1, 18:14 UTC · May 1, 2025Ransomware in the wild60
Sextortion Scammers Try to Scare People by Sending Photos of Their Homes404 Media·Sep 3, 18:27 UTC · Sep 3, 2024Ransomware57
Interpol Busts Asian Sextortion SyndicateInfosecurity Magazine·Sep 6, 10:25 UTC · Sep 6, 2022Ransomware57
Sextortion campaign uses Goontact spyware to target Android and iOSSecurity Affairs·Dec 16, 13:44 UTC · Dec 16, 2020Ransomware45
Criminal groups promising salaries averaging $360,000 per year to accomplicesHelp Net Security·Nov 17, 17:24 UTC · Nov 17, 2019Ransomware60
Bitcoin Bomb Scare Associated with Sextortion ScammersCisco Talos·Dec 14, 17:57 UTC · Dec 14, 2018Ransomware45