“It disgusts me how these rings of offenders (operate). First they’re sextorting people and now they’re trying to get more money out of taking their image…
The Winnipeg-based Centre for Child Protection runs Cybertip, Canada’s tip line for reporting online child sexual abuse. It has reported receiving “an unprecedented volume of reports from youth, and sometimes their concerned parents, about falling prey to aggressive sextortion tactics,” amounting to about 300 online sextortion cases a month.
“Oftentimes, in an environment where highly desperate, they’re more vulnerable to paying that money, or reaching out and trying to figure out a way to resolve the situation as quickly as possible,” Catherine Tabak, the tip line’s program manager, said in an interview. “We really wanted to put the word out there to kind of get before the game because we were seeing an increase in calls and victims coming forward indicating that they had contacted these companies, or that they’ve been in touch with someone that was presenting themselves as being a hacker that could help them out.”Article content
Laur, who is also a retired Victoria police sergeant, said the bill didn’t come as a surprise because the government consulted him and other stakeholders about it. “It won’t necessarily prevent it from happening. If the Criminal Code stopped everything, we wouldn’t need police officers anymore,” he said. “The bigger benefit to this is that it holds the offender accountable for what they’ve done.”
المملكة العربية السعودية أحدث الأخبار, المملكة العربية السعودية عناوين
Similar News:يمكنك أيضًا قراءة قصص إخبارية مشابهة لهذه التي قمنا بجمعها من مصادر إخبارية أخرى.
‘Recovery scams’ targeting sextortion victims are on the rise, experts warnIn a sextortion recovery scam, fraudsters target victims of an extortion scam, claiming they can recover intimate images for a fee
اقرأ أكثر »
Sextortion ‘recovery scams’ on the rise in Canada, experts warn - National | Globalnews.caCybertip is warning about sextortion recovery scams, where fraudsters target the same people who were victims of the extortion scam.
اقرأ أكثر »
Bindi Irwin reveals endometriosis diagnosis: ‘On the road to recovery’ after surgery - National | Globalnews.caBindi Irwin said she was unsure whether to speak about her endometriosis journey but said she felt a 'responsibility' to share her story with others who may share the condition.
اقرأ أكثر »
EU watchdog: Not enough safeguards on pandemic recovery fundInsufficient checks and safeguards on how EU member countries spend a massive aid program designed to help them bounce back from the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are creating possibilities for fraud and mismanagement, the bloc's financial watchdog warned on Wednesday.
اقرأ أكثر »
Battery metal frenzy outshines recovery fears at top mining showTepid global demand for metals driven by recession fears and China’s weak economic recovery have done little to shake the belief among miners that battery materials are heading for an epic bull run. That was the sentiment of thousands of executives, investors, government officials and bankers who crammed into a conference center in Toronto for the past four days to showcase their assets, network and strike deals. For the event organizer, the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada gathering highlighted the industry’s push to be part of the solution in the worldwide transition to cleaner energy.
اقرأ أكثر »
Norfolk Southern’s CEO apologizes for Ohio train crash, pledges millions for recovery - National | Globalnews.caThe fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, last month has turned high-level attention to railroad safety and how dangerous materials are transported.
اقرأ أكثر »