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Threat Intelligence

Matched, Manipulated, Blackmailed: How Sextortion Scams Target Young Men

Organised criminal networks are using dating apps and social media to trap young men into sharing intimate images, then demanding money. Two Australian survivors explain what happened and what they wish they had known.

3 min read
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Threat Intelligence

German Court Case Exposes Telegram Network That Drugged and Filmed Women in Secret

A phone call from police told a Chinese student in Germany that her ex-boyfriend had taken nude photos of her while she slept. She was one of many victims of an organised online group.

3 min read
A cracked smartphone screen lying face-up on a cold concrete floor, its display showing a faint padlock icon surrounded by a shattered web of glass fractures, h
Policy & Regulation

Tasmania Becomes Last Australian State to Outlaw Non-Consensual Sharing of Intimate Images

After years of victims being turned away by police with no clear law to apply, Tasmania's government has announced it will criminalise the sharing — or threatening to share — intimate images without consent, including AI-generated fakes.

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