Woman smiling caption 'trying to see if I know my bf's insta password' (l) Instagram on phone on table with instagram logos on left side (c) Text messages 'Someone is tryna log into all my stuff' 'yeesh' 'new sign in on apple iphone 13 pro max loralee's phone' 'why are you lying' 'caught' (r)

‘WAIT THEY DO THIS?’: Girlfriend exposed for trying to log into boyfriend’s Instagram, sparking debate

'Why are you lying?'

On Apr 19, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

Tech
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Student details horrifying incidents with OnlyFans stalker

'This person WATCHED ME SLEEP.'

On Sep 17, 2020 by Brianna Holt

IRL
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Sweet Anita, xChocoBars call out Twitch and police for inaction on online stalkers

'No job should have such a high risk of rape, assault or death, especially not live streaming.'

On Sep 8, 2020 by Onaje McDowelle

Internet Culture IRL
eBay cyberstalking

6 former senior eBay employees charged in disturbing stalking campaign

Authorities allege the former employees concocted a stalking campaign that included sending the victims a box of live cockroaches.

On Jun 15, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich

Tech
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Instagram will shut down ‘Like Patrol,’ which let users ‘stalk’ their friends (updated)

The app has been described as Instagram's Following tab 'on steroids.'

On Oct 31, 2019 by Mikael Thalen

Tech
Tammy Steffen

Fitness influencer faked a kidnapping, made hundreds of fake Instagrams to intimidate rivals

Tammy Steffen has been sentenced to five years in prison.

On Sep 30, 2019 by Alex Dalbey

IRL
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First person convicted under new cyberstalking law dies 3 months into life sentence

The 71-year-old and her children were the first defendants to be found guilty under the federal statute.

On May 17, 2016 by Lauren Walker

Tech
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Former U.S. State Department employee used work computers to run ‘international sextortion campaign’

Ford gained access to at least 450 email accounts.

On Dec 13, 2015 by Joey Keeton

Tech
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The disturbing trail of cyberbullying that drove a 12-year-old to suicide

More than a dozen young girls are being investigated for their role in a Rebecca Ann Sedwick's death.

On Sep 13, 2013 by Miles Klee

Crime Internet Culture
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Google can’t protect this man from the wrath of his cyberstalking ex

Even after a foreign court’s intervention, an unemployed school teacher can’t stop his ex-girlfriend from ruining his life, online or off.

On May 6, 2013 by Tim Sampson

Internet Culture News
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Man gets 7 years for ruining ex-girlfriend’s life online

Bruce Stimon, 47, listed his ex-girlfriend and her teen daughter on prostitution sites, got her fired from her job, and more in a year-long campaign of harassment. 

On Feb 7, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger

Internet Culture Society
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Anonymous hacks HunterMoore.TV, doxes Moore again

In a new document released today, Anonymous members explain how they hacked the revenge-porn baron's new website and stole his personal information.

On Dec 6, 2012 by Fidel Martinez

Internet Culture News
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Hunter Moore’s new revenge-porn site is also for stalking

Huntermoore.tv will let users include people's addresses along with their leaked nude photos.

On Nov 29, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger

Internet Culture
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Spurned Minnesotan posts nude photos of ex-girlfriend on Facebook, Twitter

Christian Richard Montgomery used two accounts posing as his ex-girlfriend to reveal the private shots.  

On Aug 7, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger

IRL
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There’s no place to hide online—even for sophisticated stalkers

Using a variety of online and real-world strategies, authorities in Maine tirelessly tracked a man allegedly responsible for a vicious harassment campaign. 

On Jul 18, 2012 by Kevin Morris

IRL