This system tested the sextortion research is part of a broader effort towards fighting cybercrime and protecting Tinder users.
With Sextortion scams, knowing is half the battle.
They do this by using suggestive content and then extorting the person being put in an awkward situation: either pay up, or they share your sexytime with (living) friends. These culprits then threaten to release explicit images stolen from victims unless they are given money or other concessions. So, Nigeria is not a virgin of this scam, then up stories have been risen on exactly along the way from everywhere.
### Instagram’s Action
Since then, efforts to limit those accounts have helped cut down on the rise of "sextortion" facilitated by Instagram. It is really impressive for two reasons:
With 63000 accounts banned, it is a live operation and also signifies how behind Instagram really are on shady actvity..) So this mass ban suggests the magnitude of that problem and a sincere effort from TikTok to address it.
Extra Security: Instagram is not only banning those accounts that have been running these scams, but they are also working to detect and block such scam campaigns. That means ramping up its algorithms, as well as working on better reporting processes for potentially nefarious activity.
This is part of a larger push on Instagram and it already includes law enforcement (including the FBI), as well as cyber legal experts. Comprehensive understanding of both is needed to fight fraudster operations.
### Impact on Users
This must have been a very welcome move for the millions who use Instagram and FaceBook.
2. Awareness with proper education — Instagram made me understand each academic student should be aware of online safety arena. Please remind yourselves to Play It Safe and Report if anything other than valid file uploads happen like:
3. Instagram community in war against digital thieves A secure online atmosphere continues to be possible whenever you need free porn, which is a safeguard against users trusting and participating.
### What Users Can Do
So, while this is a step in the right direction for Instagram to take some load off its users when it comes to their online safety.
-> Report Spam: If in any case you caught up with a scam then report it as soon. There are also abuse reporting, and phishing & scam reporting features.
So do think twice before sharing any such personal / illegal info on the internet. And DO BE CAUTIOUSLY, SURE OF WHO YOUR ARE SPEAKING TO AND HIDE EVERYTHING WITHIN A NETWORK WHICH CAN NOT POINT BACK TO YOU.
Learn About Online Scams & How Avoid Financial Fraud Self-awareness is still the best megabit protection system as long been a victim of cybercrime.
### Looking Ahead
The contact is another I came to write because, in terms of fraud prevention and as much a it ISN'T me trying to sell the same thing that hardly anyone else does; Instagram banning 63k sextortion victims... obvious right? Though the above is a faint light at the other end of this long, dark tunnel but it not an EOD for cybercrime. We cannot and then go get comfy because we are progressing on being reactive; instead, we must remain hyperaware of teaching users giving them tools to help tech companies work proactively to make online a safe place.
One could blame them for not securing user information enough, while their proper counter is - my responsibility as well as a user to update myself safely. If we worked together as a society, this scam and lie would end.
