This Week on What the Hack: Sextortion Scams
Sextortion scams targeting teenage boys doubled this year—and Paul Raffile says the platforms knew it was happening. Learn how Instagram’s default settings let criminals to weaponize friends lists for blackmail, and how social media continues to fail the children it claims to protect.
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This Week on What the Hack: Cyber Monday Scams
This Week on What the Hack: Cyber Monday Scams
A retired Army Colonel becomes the unwitting face of thousands of army romance scams. Bryan Denny has been breaking the hearts of people he’s never met for years. What do you do when hundreds of crime rings are using your face?
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