FBI Warns Hackers Are Stealing Intimate Images From Social Media Accounts, Victims as Young as 8

The FBI's IC3 division warned August 10, 2026, that cybercriminals are hacking social media accounts to steal intimate images. Methods include brute-forcing with leaked passwords, phishing domains mimicking login pages, and customer-service impersonation. Victims face sextortion and harassment. Some have been driven to self-harm. Interviewed victims were as young as 8.