‘Sextortion,’ a new cybercrime, is common: study


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 12 May 2016

Plethora of problems: On top of poor connectivity, many small firms in the poorest countries were impeded by a lack of access to finance, low scores on international quality certification, as well as low use of e-mail.

WASHINGTON: Sextortion – using nude photos of someone to press for even racier content or other goods – is surprisingly common, a US think tank says in what it calls the first in-depth study of another danger lurking in cyberspace. 

Most victims are minors, the predators are almost always men who prey on multiple targets, and almost all adult victims are women, it said. Most victims choose to stay anonymous, out of shame. 

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