Will this be a legislative trend? Yes, because sextorition is not a crime. Individuals are charged under usual hacking crimes.
How does sextortion differ from ransomware?
- Ransomware is about money
- Sextorition is about power
- Ransomware holds your computer hostage
- Sextorition threatens to expose “secrets” unless certain nude images are transmitted
Who are the victims?
- 71% are under 18
- 91% are targeted by social media manipulation
- 7.3 years is the average state criminal sentence
- 29 years is the average federal criminal sentence