C005.003

Sextortion

Subtechnique in the Coercion (C000) stage of the SC&MS ABCDEF lifecycle

Version 0.3 · ID stable since March 5, 2026 · Data snapshot: March 8, 2026

Description

A threat to share sexual images or videos unless payment is made.

Parent technique

This subtechnique refines C005 Blackmail or extortion.

Other subtechniques of C005

Tags

blackmail sextortion
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How to cite

Plain text:

Narang, S. S. (2026). Sextortion (C005.003), in SC&MS: Scam Classification & Mapping System (Version 0.3). https://scams.dev/techniques/C005.003/

BibTeX:

@misc{scms03_c005_003,
  author = {Narang, Satnam Singh},
  title = {{C005.003 Sextortion}, in SC\&MS: Scam Classification \& Mapping System},
  year = {2026},
  version = {0.3},
  url = {https://scams.dev/techniques/C005.003/},
  note = {A taxonomy for classifying scam techniques}
}