Media FBI warns of AI deepfakes being used to create 'sextortion' schemes Nationally reported sextortion cases have seen a 322% increase between February 2022 and February 2023, in part due to AI ...

The FBI says between October of 2021 and March of last year there have been more than 13,000 reports of sextortion. The agency also say the victims are usually boys between the ages of 14 and 17.

From October 2021 through March 2023, the FBI tracked roughly 12,600 sextortion victims — all of them minors. Latest U.S.

As of April 2023, the FBI has observed an uptick in sextortion victims reporting the use of fake images or videos created from content posted on their social media sites or web postings, ...

Between October 2021 and March 2023, the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations saw more than 13,000 reports of financial sextortion of minors, including here in San Diego. These scams typically ...

The FBI has arrested 22 Nigerians allegedly involved in a financially motivated sextortion scheme that has been blamed for more than 20 teen suicides in the United States since 2021, the agency ...

The FBI has arrested 22 Nigerians allegedly involved in a financially motivated sextortion scheme that has been blamed for more than 20 teen suicides in the United States since 2021, the agency ...

South Carolina State Representative Brandon Guffey warns about the alarming trend of “sextortion” cases targeting young boys and how it led his 17-year-old son Gavin to take his own life.

The FBI arrested 22 people in Nigeria tied to teen sextortion cases linked to suicides. Here's what parents and teens need to know to stay safe.

The FBI, along with law enforcement in Canada, Australia, and Nigeria, carried out Operation Artemis, targeting sextortion schemes that have led to over 20 teen suicides in the U.S. since 2021.

The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center tallied more than 54,000 victims of sextortion last year, up from 34,000 in 2023. The crime's financial toll approached $65 million over the last two years.