The bureau said that members of the networks—referred to as "764" for the Texas ZIP code where it reportedly ...

FBI warns of increasing threat of "sextortion" targeting teenagers 03:54. The FBI's San Francisco office is warning the public against the growing threat of "sextortion" targeting minors, with ...

The FBI is warning the public about a disturbing new trend that targets children online.The agency says violent online groups are using threats and blackmail to get minors to self-harm and ...

(© Oleksandr – stock.adobe.com) The FBI has issued a warning about the dangers of online activity that can lead to sextortion – the solicitation and enticement of a minor to engage in sexual ...

The Atlanta office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a warning to parents, teachers and children about a dramatic increase in the number of online sextortion cases involving minor ...

BALTIMORE -- Sextortion cases involving minors are on the rise. "I tell all parents, please whatever you, do monitor your children," Sharon Turner of Baltimore said. Now the FBI is warning parents ...

File photo. The FBI issued a warning Friday about the increase of financial “sextortion” schemes targeting minors. “The FBI has seen a significant increase in financially motivated ...

WASHINGTON (WANE) – A national public safety alert has been issued by the FBI, warning families about an “explosion” of financial sextortion schemes targeting thousands of minors. In ...

From October 2021 to March 2023, the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations had over 13,000 reports of financial sextortion of minors. Of the at least 12,600 victims — who were primarily boys ...

The FBI's San Francisco office is warning the public against the growing threat of "sextortion" targeting minors, with suspects coercing them into creating and sending sexually explicit images or ...

The FBI identified a trend of criminal actors using rideshare vehicles to abduct minors. The FBI said in April 2022, a 16-year-old boy requested a rideshare trip from Oregon to Texas.

According to the FBI warning, more than 13,000 reports of financial sextortion of minors involving 12,600 victims were reported to the FBI and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security ...