Four men are facing criminal charges for their role in an international sextortion case. One of their victims was a California teenager who took his own life after being exploited online.

Unredacted documents in New Mexico lawsuit allege Snap didn't prioritize the safety of young users. Credit: Nikolas Kokovlis / NurPhoto via Getty Images Snapchat (Snap) has been deceptively ...

Cunningham says sextortion happens too often ... He says with the number of cases against Snapchat, he expects this case to enter into multi-district litigation in Northern California.

An assistant boys lacrosse coach at Valley Stream Central High School has been arrested and charged with the alleged ...

Ms Govender added that Snapchat is one platform where many sextortion cases are spotted. Sexual extortion “has a devastating impact,” she said. “Children feel that there’s no one they can ...

Four men from are facing criminal charges for their role in an international sextortion case. One of their victims was a Bay Area teenager who took his own life after being exploited online.

The perpetrators are finding victims on messaging apps, with Instagram and Snapchat being most common ... READ:Five U.S. defendants plead guilty in sextortion case tied to Marquette teen's ...

Special Agent in Charge Elena Iatarola said the office, which covers southern Ohio and Columbus, received 70 sextortion ...

The spike in online sextortion cases in Winnipeg has alarmed police and augmented advocates’ calls for Canada to begin ...

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children also reports a “dramatic increase” in these types of cases, particularly financial sextortion, where victims are coerced into sending ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Four men are facing criminal charges for their role in an international sextortion case one of their victims was a San Jose teenager who took his own life after being ...