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Middletown-Wallkill, NY
News
FBI Reports Rise In Sextortion Of Children
Sextortion is defined as a criminal act that occurs when someone demands something of value, usually money, images of a sexual nature or sexual favors, from another person. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, there has been a rapid increase in the solicitation of these incidents from minors over the internet. The FBI reports that children ages 10 through 17 have been increasingly sexually exploited and ‘sextorted’ by internet predators. Fortunately, there are several steps parents can take to ensure the safety of their children when browsing the Internet and engaging in activit…
New City, NY
Police & Fire
Police Investigate Apparent Luring Incident Involving Girl Walks To School In Nyack
Police are alerting the public to be on the lookout after a possible luring incident involving a girl in Nyack. At approximately 7:50 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, the student was walking to school in the area of Depew Avenue and Anna Street and was approached by an individual, Orangetown Police said. The individual is described as a Hispanic man in his 30’s with a thin beard and dark hair operating a blue car with a license plate that begins with the letter “H,” police said. According to the girl, the man honked his horn at her and asked in Spanish if she wanted a ride t…
Massapequa, NY
Lifestyle
These Are Most Hacked Passwords According To Brand-New Report
Despite the prevalence of online hackers and the concerns of cybersecurity breaches, many continue to use simple and easy to guess passwords that have led to data breaches, according to a new report. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) first “cyber survey” determined the most commonly used passwords that were received in data breaches. According to the report, the most commonly used passwords that have been hacked are: 123456 (23.2 million); 123456789 (7.7 million); qwerty (3.8 million); password (3.6 million); 111111 (3.1 million); 12345678; abc123; 1234567; password1, a…
New City, NY
Police & Fire
'Operation Home Alone' Sting: Rockland, Westchester Men Accused Of Trying To Meet Kids For Sex
Five men from Rockland and one from Westchester – including a high school teacher and a bank manager – were among 16 defendants busted in New Jersey after they’d arranged meetings for sex with what they thought were underage boys and girls, authorities announced Wednesday. New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal identified the six as: Kevin Roth, 26, Nanuet, who teaches at the High School of Computers and Technology in the Bronx and thought was meeting a 14-year-old boy, Grewal said; Shaheen Lariff, 49, a bank branch officer manager from New City who the attorney general said thought …
Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Want To Protect Your Kids From Online Dangers? Bergen Prosecutor's Detectives Show You How
Do you know what your kids are up to online? Are you worried about Internet predators? How about cyberbullying? Parents who are concerned about dangers that lurk online can attend an in-depth Internet safety presentation by the Bergen County prosecutor’s Cyber Crimes Unit at Pascack Valley High School on March 20. “Staying Safe in Cyberspace – Internet Safety for Parents” is a comprehensive examination of today’s Internet and the dangers that lurk inside chat rooms, instant messages, e-mail and blogs,” Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. “This is for parents only – no ch…
Stamford, CT
Lifestyle
YouTube Bans Videos Of Dangerous Pranks, Stunts
Google-owned video hosting website YouTube is cracking down on users who upload videos involving dangerous stunts or pranks. While not all stunts and pranks are dangerous, those that are will no longer be permitted for YouTube hosting, as per the site’s updated community guidelines. Now, users who upload videos involving this type of content have two months before YouTube will issue a “strike” against the offending account. Of course, content that violated these new guidelines will be removed even before the grace period ends. From eating tide pods to playing with fire or putting someone i…
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Teen Tricked Into Fake Date In Englewood Robbed At Gunpoint, Detectives Make Arrest
A teenager tricked into coming to Englewood for what he thought was a meeting with a woman he’d connected with on Instagram instead had his valuables stolen at gunpoint by a trio of robbers. Xavier Medina, 18, lured the 17-year-old victim from North Bergen to the area of Lake Street and Broad Avenue shortly before 2 a.m. Jan. 8, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said Friday. The victim went there “with the prospect of meeting a female,” Torell said. Instead, he was accosted by three robbers, one of whom pointed a gun at his chest while the others took his backpack, iPhone and AirPods, the cap…
Hackensack, NJ
Business
Starbucks To Block Porn On Public WiFi
Starbucks is rolling out a new tool that it says will help prevent customers from watching porn in its stores sometime next year. "To ensure the Third Place remains safe and welcoming to all, we have identified a solution to prevent this content from being viewed within our stores and we will begin introducing it to our US locations in 2019," a Starbucks representative told Business Insider. The move comes after years of pressure from a petition launched by internet safety group Enough is Enough, which had garnered more than 26,000 signatures as of Wednesday. The organization's CEO, Donna …
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Surge In Phishing Email Scams Reported By State Police Cyber Crime Investigations Unit
State Police in Connecticut are warning residents not to bite the bait as phishing schemes make the rounds in the area. The Connecticut State Police Cyber Crime Investigations Unit issued an alert following a rash of phishing email scams that have impacted local residents. Police said that phishing is “when a scammer attempts to contact you through phone calls, emails, text messages or copycat websites in an attempt to get you to provide them with either money or valuable personal information. In cases where personal information is obtained, scammers can use your information to not only ste…
Fairfield, CT
News
Man Admits Paying Minor To Perform Sex Acts Over Skype
A 43-year-old man is set to spend time behind bars after admitting to using technology to solicit and pay a teenager in Connecticut to perform sexual acts for him over the Internet. William Gauvin, of Andover, Massachusetts, has pleaded guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography for soliciting a 17-year-old boy to engage in sexually explicit conduct over Skype. He later paid the teen more than $3,000 using PayPal. The hometown of the teenager has not been released. Between October 2016 and March last year, Gauvin, using the name “Will Wiggins,” solicited the teenager, John Durham,…
Fairfield, CT
News
CT College Student Sentenced For Enticing Young Boys To Engage In Sex Over Internet
A 24-year-old man attending college in Connecticut has been sentenced for enticing four boys to engage in sexual activities over the Internet. Travis McCoy has been sentenced to 156 months in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, after pleading guilty in Hartford District Court over the summer to one count of enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity. From August 2015 through March last year, while attending college and living in New London, McCoy admitted to using Internet-based video chatting services such as Kik and Google Hangouts, as well as Internet-based gami…
Greenwich, CT
News
Disturbing 'Suicide Challenge' App Aimed At Teens Sparks Warning
A suicide “game” involving a person dubbed “Momo" targeting teens on a prominent messaging app is sparking concern. “Momo” has become a viral challenge that asks people to add a contact on the WhatsApp app, and they are then encouraged to commit self-harm or suicide. The “game” has spread nationwide. According to Fox News, police in Mexico say that “Momo” started in a Facebook group, where people are encouraged to make contact with an unknown telephone number. “Computer Crime Investigators from the Mexican State of Tabasco warn that the game is a ‘new challenge’ aimed at children and…
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