Digital Forensics accused by US FTC of misleading 'sextortion' victims
( October 13, 2026, 15:39 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A US federal court has granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request to temporarily halt the activities of Digital Forensics Corp. and its chief executive for allegedly defrauding consumers out of millions of dollars using false and deceptive promises relating to “sextortion assistance services,” the agency announced. In a complaint, the FTC alleges Digital Forensics, along with owner Dmitry Belkin and several affiliated companies, misled victims of sextortion into paying at least $60 million by falsely claiming it would provide sextortion assistance services.Statement follows in full. Also see attached file. ...
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