In recognition of Internet Safety Day on Tuesday, Feb. 10, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is reminding families, teens and caregivers that online exploitation can happen to anyone — and ...

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WBAY) - A crime that targets teens is seeing a massive increase in today’s digital age. It’s called “sextortion,” when someone threatens to release embarrassing or sexual material ...

Remember that victims of sextortion are not at fault. These are calculated crimes designed to exploit trust and normal human ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, Calif. – In recognition of Internet Safety Day on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, the Santa Barbara County ...

A free sextortion awareness event will be held in Mishicot March 18. The event aims to educate youth and parents on online exploitation and prevention. Keynote speaker John DeMay will share his ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - A new event is aiming to educate parents about a dangerous crime that targets children and teens online. The Eau Claire Police Department and other local organizations are ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A warning from the FBI as cases of sextortion, the threat of blackmailing someone with sexual information, continue to rise. With social media and technology growing and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sextortion is a form of exploitation that occurs when a person obtains sexually explicit images of an individual and threatens to ...

FOND DU LAC – A powerful community event focused on sextortion awareness and prevention is set for 6-8 p.m. Sept. 24 at Fond du Lac High School, 801 Campus Drive. The evening will feature a ...

LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- The La Crosse Police Department and Emplify Health by Gundersen partnered up to educate the public on the dangers and risks of 'sextortion' during a press conference on Thursday.

A middle school student in Stony Point, New York, was arrested following a months-long investigation into a sextortion plot that may involve hundreds of victims, according to local police. Sextortion- ...