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: some stolen funds can be recovered if victims act fast and use the right channels; many cases, especially involving wire transfers or moved offshore, result in permanent loss . Recovery chances depe...
criminalizes many forms of when the image depicts a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct or is “virtually indistinguishable” from such a depiction, but enforcement hinges on several legal thresh...
The FBI runs multiple long-standing child-protection programs — notably the Violent Crimes Against Children (VCAC) program, Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking (CEHT) task forces, Project Safe Ch...
If you accidentally view or receive suspected CSAM, experts and official guidance converge on two immediate imperatives: do not save or share the material, and report it to the proper channels (platfo...
U.S. federal law already bans production, distribution, and possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and treats “realistic” computer-generated images as illegal when they are “indistinguishabl...
Federal law defines child sexual abuse material (CSAM) as any visual depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct and makes producing, distributing, receiving, or possessing such material...
Scammers routinely pose as Mega Millions to extract fees or personal data; Mega Millions officials say you cannot win without buying a U.S. ticket and “there is never a fee to claim a real lottery pri...
of cryptocurrency pilfered in have succeeded when lawyers moved fast to preserve evidence and force intermediaries to act: to identify where funds landed, subpoenas/preservation letters to compel exch...
Converting an international CyberTip into a domestic arrest is a chain of operational, legal and—when the suspect is abroad—diplomatic steps: the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCME...
Act fast: notify the bank or card issuer, freeze or change account credentials, and preserve every piece of evidence; speedy reporting substantially improves the odds of a refund and helps regulators ...
Yes — public reporting shows investigators have sought ChatGPT chat data and prosecutors have cited ChatGPT conversations as evidence in criminal probes, including at least one federal warrant tied to...
Accidentally downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM) can expose a person to criminal exposure because federal and many state laws criminalize possession, receipt, and distribution of CSAM regar...
Law enforcement and criminal actors online focus on high-value and vulnerable targets: organizations, critical infrastructure, and high-net-worth individuals, while mass scams and automated attacks sw...
Available reporting in the provided sources does not directly answer whether Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are legally required to report users’ access to illegal websites; none of the documents c...