Sextortion , The Evil behind the beautiful screen.
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First gen Sextortion 1.0: Primarily women were victims perpetrated by estranged lovers who threatened to release their intimate pictures as ‘revenge porn’. Primitive recording devices were used.
Second gen Sextortion 2.0 : Fake profiles of attractive girls were created by male scammers and a make-believe world was created with use of technological tools like voice modulation apps, which converted male voice into female voice over VOIP calls. Money mule bank accounts(bank accounts opened with forged documentation), were used to demand ransom, sexting over WhatsApp followed by strip video calls were used to honey trap victims. Screen recording, video editing, morphing apps, also emerged in this phase.
Third Gen Sextortion 3.0: During this phase, the male extortionists started employing and training beautiful girls to entrap victims. This was a pathbreaking development and catapulted sextortion to an organised crime syndicate status. Money mule bank accounts were supplanted by crypto currency wallets, which provided higher degree of impunity and anonymity.
Fourth Gen Sextortion 4.0: innovative, latest and pioneering phase, where there is no need to lure a victim or employ females to honey trap . ‘Deep-fake’ and ‘Deep-nude’ technologies have ensured that anyone can be made a victim of sextortion , without he/she indulging in any sort of online sexual talk or misdemeanour.
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First gen Sextortion 1.0: Primarily women were victims perpetrated by estranged lovers who threatened to release their intimate pictures as ‘revenge porn’. Primitive recording devices were used.
Second gen Sextortion 2.0 : Fake profiles of attractive girls were created by male scammers and a make-believe world was created with use of technological tools like voice modulation apps, which converted male voice into female voice over VOIP calls. Money mule bank accounts(bank accounts opened with forged documentation), were used to demand ransom, sexting over WhatsApp followed by strip video calls were used to honey trap victims. Screen recording, video editing, morphing apps, also emerged in this phase.
Third Gen Sextortion 3.0: During this phase, the male extortionists started employing and training beautiful girls to entrap victims. This was a pathbreaking development and catapulted sextortion to an organised crime syndicate status. Money mule bank accounts were supplanted by crypto currency wallets, which provided higher degree of impunity and anonymity.
Fourth Gen Sextortion 4.0: innovative, latest and pioneering phase, where there is no need to lure a victim or employ females to honey trap . ‘Deep-fake’ and ‘Deep-nude’ technologies have ensured that anyone can be made a victim of sextortion , without he/she indulging in any sort of online sexual talk or misdemeanour.
