Webcam sex pics leads to doubling of ‘sextortion’ blackmail cases in a year

Britain is seeing a steep rise in ‘sextortion’ cases, the National Crime Agency warns, as the number of people being coerced into sending explicit images only to be blackmailed over their publication doubles in a year. Sextortion, or webcam blackmail, is when criminals use the identities of attractive women – who may have been coerced […]

When sextortion suspect refused to unlock her iPhone, the FBI stepped in

Enlarge / Hencha Voigt, seen here in a May 28 photo, is accused of sextorting Julieanna Goddard. (credit: Hencha Voigt) The FBI has inserted itself into an ongoing state case in Miami involving two suspects accused of sextorting Julieanna Goddard, a South Beach socialite who goes by YesJulz online. The accused sextortionists are reality-TV star Hencha […]

Sextortion suspect must unlock her seized iPhone, judge rules

Enlarge / Hencha Voigt has been ordered to provide police with the password to her seized iPhone. (credit: Hencha Voigt) A Miami-Dade county judge has ruled that two defendants in a sextortion case must provide police with the passwords to their respective iPhones so authorities can unlock the devices and execute a search warrant. Whether or not […]