Criminals are tricking young people into sending intimate images, then demanding money. Experts explain how to deal with these attacks.
The cyber criminals dupe victims into sending nude images and then extort them.
Child protection groups warn there’s nothing to stop imagery sent to Edwards spreading further on WhatsApp.
After 13 successful years at the helm of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), Susie Hargreaves OBE is leaving to take up a new opportunity.
The girl sent a photo to a boy in her class before the image and her phone number were added to all-male online chat groups - she later started disappearing before being abused by "unknown men".
Real victims’ imagery used in highly realistic ‘deepfake’ AI-generated films
The right legislative steps could help to lessen the harm
IWF warns of more AI-made child sexual abuse videos as tools behind them get more widespread and easier to use
In a review of material posted on the dark web, the Internet Watch Foundation found that deepfakes featuring children were becoming more extreme.
The tools used to create the images remain legal in the UK, the Internet Watch Foundation says, even though AI child sexual abuse images are illegal.
