The situation escalated when the victim received a photograph of her home. At this point, Gardaí got involved and planned a sting operation. On Tuesday 9 March, three individuals were arrested for their involvement. Ceartas - an organisation that stops leaks and removes private content from the internet - worked directly with the Gardaí in this undercover operation. In a tweet on Wednesday, they described it as their "most disturbing case yet".
Collector Culture Unfortunately blackmailing and privacy leaks have become all too common. The case we saw this week is a symptom of a much larger issue. When a Discord server leaked 500,000 private images last November, Matt set up Ceartas to take action against image based-sexual abuse.