Whole30 cofounder Melissa Urban shares how scammers targeted her son's 12-year-old friend — and what she wants parents to ...

An Ellijay man faces sexual extortion and surveillance charges after an investigation into the sextortion of a woman, ...

Teenage boys are the most frequent targets of financial “sextortion” schemes that are often conducted through Instagram and other social media platforms, according to a new report. The report was ...

As the tech landscape evolves, and the public's awareness of digital attacks grows, scammers are harnessing every tool at their disposal — including Google Maps. A new sextortion scam (a form of ...

Millions of Americans have fallen victim to a growing epidemic of online scams — from sextortion schemes aimed at teens, to ...

People were increasingly falling prey to such scams, losing money and suffering silently without confiding in their parents: ...

Officials have launched an inquiry into the incident related to an unrelated sextortion case.

St. Louis County officials said the suspect was engaging in sextortion with the victims, and the department believes there ...

MIAMI— The FBI wants to warn parents, educators, caregivers, and children about the dangers of online activity that may lead to the solicitation and enticement of a minor to engage in sexual acts.

School districts across the Green Bay area are partnering for a free digital safety event to prevent online extortion on ...

The FBI's San Francisco office is warning the public against the growing threat of "sextortion" targeting minors, with suspects coercing them into creating and sending sexually explicit images or ...

Unredacted documents in New Mexico lawsuit allege Snap didn't prioritize the safety of young users. Credit: Nikolas Kokovlis / NurPhoto via Getty Images Snapchat (Snap) has been deceptively marketing ...