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FBI used Miss Teen USA cyberstalker’s own tricks against him

A sleazy hacker didn't count on the beatuy queen fighting back.

On Sep 30, 2013 by Miles Klee

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Fake Justin Bieber gets 14 years for luring kids into online sex acts

Robert Hunter will do hard time for his years of abuse and deception.

On Sep 16, 2013 by Miles Klee

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Man charged with blackmailing Mitt Romney for bitcoins

A suspect has been charged in a blackmail scheme that threatened to release Romney's tax records at the height of his campaign.

On Jun 27, 2013 by Tim Sampson

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Facebook extortion scheme targeted more than a dozen underage girls

It's that easy for a registered sex offender to open a fake Facebook account.

On Jun 21, 2013 by Gaby Dunn

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Men lured into stripping online, blackmailed with pants down

Singapore police reported more than 50 cases in 2012 in which male subjects were coerced into stripping for a Web camera, only to have their actions used against them. 

On Feb 18, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Study: 88 percent of sexual pics uploaded by teens are stolen by jailbait-style porn sites

It can ruin young womens' lives.

On Oct 23, 2012 by Fidel Martinez

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BlogTV and the sad, avoidable path to Amanda Todd’s suicide

"Cappers" flock to teen-friendly video chat sites like BlogTV, recording everything kids do on camera—and, sometimes, using it as blackmail material.

On Oct 15, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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Reddit’s r/creepshots goes dark

Anonymous blackmailers threatened to reveal a moderator's personal information unless the creepy photo subreddit was taken down.

On Oct 10, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Blackmailers make $50 on Romney’s tax returns

Hackers demanded a $1,000,000 ransom for the Republican presidential candidate’s tax records.

On Sep 28, 2012 by Jay Hathaway