Hong Kong police warn students made up fifth of online blackmail cases involving naked photos in first half of year, with youngest victim being 11 years old

Police report 24 cases of sexual abuse in first six months of year involved victims under 16 who met perpetrators online. Youngest victim of blackmail met ‘woman’ online who persuaded him to download ‘video chat’ app that turned out to be malware, force reveals. — SCMP

Students made up a fifth of the victims of online blackmail cases involving naked photos in the first half of the year, including an 11-year-old boy who was lured into downloading an app that implanted malware on his smartphone, Hong Kong police revealed.

The force said it wanted to raise awareness among young people to guard them against predators as 24 cases of sexual abuse in the first six months of the year involved victims under the age of 16 who had met the perpetrators online.