A major legislative push to protect teenagers from online predators just cleared a massive hurdle in Washington. Senator Ashley Moody’s “James T.

"Financial sextortion," a type of cybercrime that targets teens and tweens, is on the rise. Reports of financially motivated sextortion involving minors increased at least 20% from October 2022 to ...

With the holiday season on the horizon and many children set to spend more time at home browsing the internet, U.S. law enforcement on Monday issued a national public safety alert about what they ...

CNN — (CNN) — Instagram is aiming to make it harder for potential scammers and criminals to coerce teens into sending nude photos and extort them for money. The company announced on Thursday it is ...

Investigators say an 18-year-old high school student in Pennsylvania tricked fellow students into sending him compromising photos and videos, accusing him of operating a “large-scale ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Online ‘sextortion’ is a form of digital blackmail in which predators pressure victims into providing intimate images, and then use those photos as leverage to make demands. The ...

A high schooler in Pennsylvania is facing hundreds of felony sex crime charges after police uncovered a sextortion scheme targeting other teenagers.

At the current rate, 2026 is on pace to approach 850 cases in Wisconsin.