Parents, talk to your kids about this. I've had conversations with mine, but I'm going to make a point to really drive it home.

FBI announces partnership to combat athlete sexploitation

Bad actors obtain private images of athletes by conning them and by hacking into personal accounts to steal content. Images and videos are then used to extort athletes under threat of having the images made public.

College athletes recently have been the subject of a number of alleged incidents involving stolen photos and data. Former Baltimore Ravens and University of Michigan assistant football coach Matt Weiss is the subject of an ongoing federal criminal case, facing two dozen counts of hacking and identity theft after he allegedly stole private videos and photos from more than 3,300 people, mostly female athletes, over an about eight-year period.

Once hackers steal images, they post or sell them -- along with the individual's personal information -- on criminal marketplaces, which can lead to harassment, sextortion, stalking or even bad actors advertising the stolen content on the victim's own social media page. Bad actors sometimes ask the victim for money or additional photos.

The FBI statement offered a variety of tips on how athletes -- or anyone -- can protect themselves, including avoiding storing sensitive images or videos on social media or internet-accessible sites, using hard-to-guess passwords and unique PIN and multifactor authentication, being cautious about clicking on links in emails, and not sharing login information with anyone.

If a person has a concern about account security, the statement advises users to go directly to the service's website or official app to change login information if necessary.

The FBI also offered a website to report possible stolen content or threats, where users will be asked to provide information about stolen content; whether a user has received threats, attempts at extortion or other forms of harassment; and what actions, if any, a user has already taken to address the concern.

If you don't hate some people enough, this will make you change your mind.
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