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CyberByte – September 2025

This month’s CyberByte is focused on a type of online Blackmail, referred to as sextortion, which is when a cybercriminal threatens to reveal or create sensitive or embarrassing information about the victim unless the victim meets their demands. This places the victim under immediate anxiety and pressure to the point they believe the threat and engage with the cybercriminal. This often leads to the victim being manipulated into doing things they wouldn’t ordinarily do and in turn feeling isolated and too embarrassed to seek support.

We strongly encourage the reporting of any incident as this will help support the victim, so they are not facing the ordeal alone and to know there is a network around them to help them.

Whilst being online is generally a positive experience, unfortunately, we cannot forget we can be targeted.

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