According to the FBI, internet crime losses exceeded $20.9 billion in 2025, a 26% increase over 2024. Investment-related fraud had the highest losses, followed by business email compromise, and tech support scams.

The Guardian | A jury in New Mexico found that Meta misled consumers over safety and enabled harm — including sexual exploitation of children — against users.

BBC | An Interpol operation has arrested 250 suspected cyber scammers across 14 African countries who used romance scams and sextortion to steal nearly $2.8 million from over 1,400 people.

Stolen investigates the global rise of digital crime — scams, fraud, impersonation — and how we can fight against it. Hear from law enforcement, cybersecurity experts, and survivors who share their stories.

WIRED | New research reveals that transnational organized crime groups may now be targeting children in their sextortion schemes.

ESPN | Online predators zeroed in on a Michigan teen as a source of easy money through a form of internet blackmail called “sextortion.” Hours later, the young man took his own life.