FBI says cybercriminals are hacking into victims’ online accounts to steal their intimate pictures

The FBI warns that cybercriminals are increasingly compromising social-media accounts—often of young people and student-athletes—using social engineering, brute-forced or reused passwords, impersonation of platform support, and phishing to steal intimate images and extort or harass victims; the advisory urges use of unique passwords, MFA, password managers, and caution against storing intimate content online.