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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

‘Chilling’ hacking network is targeting vulnerable children, charity warns

A hacker with a phone in shadow
The Com is largely made up of 11- to 25-year-olds, with particular concentrations in the US, Russia and Brazil. Photograph: Brian Jackson/Alamy

A leading UK online safety charity has issued a “public warning” about a hacking community that is targeting vulnerable children for sexual abuse, self-harm and suicide.

The Molly Rose Foundation (MRF) said online networks linked to a global ecosystem labelled the Com were carrying out extreme exploitation, cyberbullying, violence and abuse – and called for a coordinated global response from governments, regulators, law enforcement and tech companies.

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