Digital Blackmail Phrases

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noun a portmanteau of 'sex' and 'extortion', referring to the act of coercing someone into providing sexual images or favors through the threat of revealing compromising information

  • The perpetrator was charged with sextortion after threatening to release explicit photos of the victim.
  • I can't believe someone tried to sextort my friend, that's so messed up.
  • Watch out for those online creeps trying to pull off a sextortion scam.
  • The hackers held the company's data for ransom, engaging in a form of digital sextortion.