FBI Warns Cybercriminals Are Hacking Social Media Accounts to Steal Intimate Images, Targeting Victims as Young as 8

The FBI's IC3 division issued a public alert on August 10, 2026, warning that cybercriminals are hacking social media accounts of adults and children to steal intimate images. Attackers use brute-forcing with leaked passwords, phishing domains mimicking login pages, and customer-service impersonation. Victims face sextortion, harassment, and re-victimization, with some driven to self-harm. The FBI has interviewed victims as young as 8.