Guide: Sextortion Awareness, Education, and Prevention

CW: REVENGE PORN, FRAUD, SEXTORTION, AI DEEPFAKES

Daily Muck: Sextortion… How to Navigate It and Deter Further Attempts

"Sextortion is a newer form of crime where scammers use explicit photos, personal allegations, or other sensitive material to extort money from their victims. People from all walks of life have been targeted for sextortion– women and men, young and old. It’s important to remember that being targeted by sextortion fraudsters doesn’t mean you’ve done anything wrong."

Bark: State-by-State Sextortion Laws

If you’ve heard about sextortion, you know that it’s a potentially devastating crime that can have lifelong repercussions on a family. And if you’ve experienced it firsthand, you’re probably scared, frustrated, and angry. In this blog post, we’ll give you some resources to better understand what it is, along with links to the laws of different states that may address it.

Report Sextortion Attempts

IC3: ic3.gov/Home/ComplaintChoice

FBI: 1-800-CALL-FBI, tips.fbi.gov

NCMEC: missingkids.org/gethelpnow/cybertipline

Federal Trade Commission (FTC): https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/assistant

Cyber Civil Rights Initiative’s crisis hotline: 1-844-878-CCRI (2274).

Scrubbing Sensitive Images from the Internet

Under 18: takeitdown.ncmec.org

Over 18: StopNCII.org

Cybercrime Support Network: Reporting Revenge Porn

source: @thedailymuck