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It is estimated that by mid-2021, just over 85 million cyberattack attempts were registered in Mexico alone.
Facebook and Instagram joined as founding members of Take It Down.
At present, social networks have become the great part of the growth waters of companies and societies; However, the high expression that can be obtained within the digital conversation is not always entirely beneficial, since it is within this, which has grown considerably worldwide, the risk of being victims of fraud and extortion of all kinds. nature, which is why now Instagram has indicated the implementation of a tool against “sextortion”, an aspect that has increased considerably in recent years.
Currently, it is estimated that there is a digital community of almost 5 billion Internet users worldwide, of which it is estimated that more than 4,700 have an active profile within one of the different social networks, figure that represents a growing confidence of society within this technology; however, it also demonstrates a growing need to increase security within this sector.
The growing problem of cybersecurity in Mexico is of such magnitude that, in relation to cybersecurity companies, by the middle of last year, just over 85 million cyberattack attempts were registered within the national territory, a figure that represents an increase of at least 40 percent, compared to what was registered during the same period of 2021.
Instagram implements tool against “sextortion” in the face of growth in attacks
Such is the impact of social networks within the current national context, that it is estimated that active internists spend at least 5 percent of a year immersed in them, figure that would represent a little more than 425 hours, This is in accordance with what was indicated by a study carried out by the Popular Autonomous University of the State of Puebla (UPAEP).
This is due to the large number of tasks and functions offered by platforms such as TikTok, or Instagram, which today has a little more than 700 million active users of monthly mark, of which the platform has indicated that more than 28 percent are men, while 32 percent are women, who generate a daily community of just over 250 million users.
Those who have begun to show a growing concern about “sextortion”, a situation for which, now Instagram, has decided to launch a new hermitage, with which it intends to reduce and eradicate this crime, since it was recently announced that Facebook and Instagram joined as founding members of Take It Downa new platform of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children of the United States (NCMEC, for its acronym in English), to combat sextortion, that is, the dissemination of intimate images of victims on social networks for extortion purposes.
“Having an intimate personal image shared with others can be scary and overwhelming, especially for young people. The feeling can be even worse when someone tries to use those images as a threat to obtain more images, sexual contacts or money, a crime known as “sextortion,” according to a statement.