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Mr Guffey has sued Instagram's parent company, Meta, for wrongful death, gross negligence and other claims.

A senior police officer from the Crime Branch said that after the case of Shyamsundar Chauhan from North Delhi surfaced, the North district police wrote to the Delhi Police Crime Branch, which oversees data on ZIPNET, to remove the contact details of family members of missing children and adults in order to curb misuse and extortion bids.

A cyber security company has released a list of the top three most common online scams right now.

Sextortion is an often deadly scam aimed at teenagers through social media where they are tricked into sharing naked photos of themselves.

Sextortion is an often deadly scam aimed at teenagers through social media where they are tricked into sharing naked photos of themselves.

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Tragic loss highlights online dangers as Michigan teen, Jordan DeMay, falls victim to sextortion scam orchestrated by Nigerian man. | World News

A mum in Scottsdale, Arizona was left terrified when a heartless scammer used artificial intelligence to mimic her daughter's voice and tell her she had been kidnapped

The scam involves young Chinese students getting a phone call from scammers claiming to be a representative from a Chinese authority.

South Carolina lawmaker Brandon Guffey, who lost his son Gavin Guffey, to suicide after a sextortion scam, is fighting to save other teens.