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Scammers Are Reportedly Using Gay Hookup Apps to Blackmail Users
A few men in Australia have reportedly been threatened with extortion after going to meet users from the app in person. Sometimes, the altercations have turned violent.
Blaine Gabbert Sucks, so the 49ers are Restructuring Colin Kaepernick's "Contract" to Remove Injury Guarantee
This is such incredible bullshit.
Cocaine in the Tiramisu: What I Saw Working for a Restaurant Run by the Polish Mafia
Orgies, beatings, and shifty-eyed teenage boys in tracksuits—my time waitressing at the Yangtze was a big, fat cliché.
Thieves Are Using Ransomware Programs to 'Kidnap' People's Data Until They Pay
The technology uses state-of-the-art encryption to boggle its victims. It's also among the most tried-and-true scams in history, and recently caused chaos at a California hospital.
Why It Is So Hard to Catch the People Blackmailing Men with Webcam Sex Videos
We spoke to an expert about the recent trend of online 'sextortion' cases involving young men.
What It’s Like Being Blackmailed Over a Webcam Sex Video
Police say a number of young men are becoming the victims of sextortion. We spoke to one of them about how he was tricked into whipping out his dingle on camera for a stranger.
Dudes Are Getting Blackmailed After Being Tricked Into Performing Sex Acts on Webcams
They're being approached by catfish Facebook accounts of women, convinced to get on webcam, and later threatened that the images will be sent to their family and friends.
Government Employee Pleads Guilty to Massive Sextortion Campaign
A government employee’s widespread blackmail attack on college-age women—all from the comfort of his State Department desk.
A Dark Web Hacker Is Hunting Potential Pedophiles to Extort Them for Money
"People will pay a lot to keep that kind of thing covered up."
Russia Could Be Banned From Athletics After Report Alleges State-Sponsored Doping
An independent commission alleges that high-ranking officials blackmailed doped athletes in exchange for covering up positive drug results.
Two French Journalists, the King of Morocco, and a Tale of Blackmail
The pair were caught red-handed last week — each having accepted 40,000 euros in cash from one of the king's attorneys — and taken into custody by police.