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Sextortion: A looming threat to online security and how to defend against it
Sextortion is a criminal act that involves blackmailing someone by threatening to expose sexually e…
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'Sextortion' attacks on the rich and famous are on the rise. Here's how their lawyers discreetly fight back.
For celebrities, sports stars, and CEOs, sexual encounters can lead to threats: pay up, or I'll rui…
Laura Italiano
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What's next for your iPhone? iOS 17 rumors hint at some key features
As anticipation builds for Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2023, technology e…
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I'm a father of 2. I won't give my children smartphones while they live at home.
Rob Archer is part of a nationwide parents pact that aims to delay giving children smartphones.
Beatrice Nolan
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Match Group CEO says he has empathy for victims of romance scams but 'things happen in life'
The CEO of Match Group — which is facing a lawsuit from the FTC — said the safety of users is the c…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Why dragging tech CEOs in front of Congress might mean something this time
Mark Zuckerberg's apology to parents might have been theatrics, but this time, there's enough rage …
Katie Notopoulos
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X is left with advertisers pushing dubious cryptocurrency and AI 'undressing' apps, users say after Musk's outburst
Experts in social media and advertising say an advertiser exodus has left X reliant on smaller, les…
Tom Carter
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AI-generated images and videos: A game-changer or a threat to authenticity?
In the world of AI technology, the release of the DALL-E tool by OpenAI research lab has sparked im…
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'The damage she caused was irreversible': 90% of male revenge porn victims are also blackmailed, but the police just don't care
The majority of male revenge porn victims are too embarrassed to come forward since many of their c…
Sophia Ankel
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"The worst facial-recognition company in the world": Surveillance-technology vendors quietly complained about Clearview AI at a top surveillance conference recently
The sense I got from this conference is that the industry is upset with the company for giving the …
Caroline Haskins
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Jack Dorsey eases Twitter into life after Trump
In this week's edition of the Insider Tech newsletter we look at the future of Twitter, SoftBank an…
Alexei Oreskovic
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Criminal groups are offering $360,000 salaries to accomplices who can help them scam CEOs about their porn-watching habits
The company also claims that 89,000 unique recipients were targeted with 792,000 individual scams o…
Isobel Asher Hamilton,Isobel …
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UK Police Have Issued An Urgent Warning About Skype 'Sextortionists'
"The scam is causing considerable distress to the victims and I urge anyone who uses any kind of so…
Rob Price
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People are being victimized by a terrifying new email scam where attackers claim they stole your password and hacked your webcam while you were watching porn - here's how to protect yourself
"It is likely that this improved sextortion attempt is at least semi-automated: My guess is that th…
Kif Leswing
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People are praising Jeff Bezos and calling him a 'genius' after he slammed the National Enquirer and accused them of blackmail in a shocking blog post
Beyond the praise, the subject matter and the parties involved - AMI CEO David Pecker and Bezos - c…
Nick Bastone
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10 things in tech you need to know today
7. At least four male suicides in the UK have been linked to "webcam blackmail" - a form of extorti…
Sam Shead
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We're all living through a Great Shame Transfer
Collectively, as a society, we've put in some unwritten code that it is OK for a victim to carry al…
Linette Lopez
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Porn is being blocked across all of the UK. Here's why people think it's a terrible idea.
Another knock-on effect could be an increased strain on sex workers. Individual sites maintained by…