联邦贸易委员会起诉涉嫌欺诈的「性勒索救援」服务公司
联邦贸易委员会（FTC）10月发布消费者警示并宣布起诉Digital Forensics公司及其运营的BlackmailHelpline.com、DigitalForensics.com、CyberBlackmail911.com、SecurityBreach911.com等网站，指其面向性勒索受害者收取数千美元费用，虚假承诺能制止勒索、阻止私密影像传播并向执法机关举报，实际并未兑现。FTC表示，遭遇性勒索时不要付款，应忽略并拉黑勒索者，向本地警察局与联邦调查局（FBI）举报，可通过fbi.gov或拨打1-800-225-5324；涉及未成年人的，可通过国家失踪与受剥削儿童中心的CyberTipline举报，电话1-800-843-5678。依据《Take It Down Act》，平台须在收到通知后48小时内免费删除非自愿私密影像；平台未删除的，可向TakeItDown.ftc.gov报告。成人受害者也可拨打国家家庭暴力热线1-800-799-7233求助。
FTC Sues Allegedly Deceptive Sextortion-Assistance Services, Tells Victims Where Real Help Is
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a consumer alert in October and announced a lawsuit against Digital Forensics and its websites, including BlackmailHelpline.com, DigitalForensics.com, CyberBlackmail911.com and SecurityBreach911.com, alleging the company charged sextortion victims thousands of dollars on false promises that it could stop the blackmail, keep intimate images from spreading and report the crime to law enforcement, without delivering. The FTC says victims should not pay, should ignore and block the blackmailer, and should report to local police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) at fbi.gov or 1-800-225-5324. Cases involving minors can be reported to the CyberTipline of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678. Under the Take It Down Act, platforms must remove nonconsensual intimate images free of charge within 48 hours of notice, and failures can be reported at TakeItDown.ftc.gov. Adult victims can also call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.
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