In fact, the data security and privacy firm found the risk of Americans being targeted by sextortion scammers rose 137% in ...

Sextortion scams surged globally as AI and breached data enable personalized attacks, exploiting fear and deepfake threats.

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A recent analysis by Avast, a leader in digital security and privacy and part of Gen (NASDAQ: GEN), found that in 2025 so far, the risk of being targeted with sextortion scams in the U.S. has ...

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Avast researchers are seeing countries around the world being impacted by these highly manipulative scams. In the US, the ...

Sextortion scams are becoming more common – and more threatening – as cybercriminals exploit artificial intelligence (AI) and ...