Teen Junction with Cindy Poluta: How predators blackmail teens on social media

On episode four of The Teen Junction, Cindy Poluta sits down with KnowBe4’s cyber security expert, Anna Collard.

Listen below: 

If teenagers didn’t have enough to worry about, crime syndicates are now also targeting them for 'financial sextortion'.

They have easy access to your child via social media, coerce them into sending explicit images, and then the blackmailing begins. 

“The way that these criminals work… they set up hundreds of thousands of fake Instagram accounts and it’s easy to do with AI or stolen pictures… they systematically target a high school and befriend as many people as possible.”

– Anna Collard, Cybersecurity expert – KnowBe4

They use psychological techniques to gain the victim's trust. 

If you are a victim, Anna has valuable resources on her website.

Find additional information from the NCMEC (National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children), as well as using the Take It Down Tool here.

You can also alternatively watch the podcast on Primedia+ below: