Survey question: "Do you know about the following attacks or threats on the internet? For each item, please choose one respective answer that applies."
According to a survey conducted in ***, ** percent of computer users in Japan neither knew the term nor the meaning of sextortion. The term is a portmanteau of "sex" and "extortion." It refers to a form of extortion involving sex, either in the form of sexually explicit material that is used to coerce victims, or by an abuse of power with the aim of extorting sexual favors.
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Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan. (February 16, 2023). Share of computer users who know about sextortion in Japan as of December 2022 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/1321635/japan-awareness-of-sextortion-among-computer-users/
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan. "Share of computer users who know about sextortion in Japan as of December 2022." Chart. February 16, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 20, 2026. /statistics/1321635/japan-awareness-of-sextortion-among-computer-users/
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan. (2023). Share of computer users who know about sextortion in Japan as of December 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2026. /statistics/1321635/japan-awareness-of-sextortion-among-computer-users/
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan. "Share of Computer Users Who Know about Sextortion in Japan as of December 2022." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 16 Feb 2023, /statistics/1321635/japan-awareness-of-sextortion-among-computer-users/
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan, Share of computer users who know about sextortion in Japan as of December 2022 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1321635/japan-awareness-of-sextortion-among-computer-users/ (last visited July 20, 2026)
Share of computer users who know about sextortion in Japan as of December 2022 [Graph], Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan, February 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1321635/japan-awareness-of-sextortion-among-computer-users/
