KidSafe Index helps parents make sense of fast-changing digital risks by tracking child and teen online safety issues alongside broader family-relevant threats like scams, breaches, phishing, and privacy concerns.
Based on changes in recent reporting and media coverage.
Child & Teen Focus
The newest online safety risks we’re tracking for kids and teens.
Social Manipulation
Viral social media posts are spurring unsupervised teen 'takeovers' of public spaces, creating crowd safety issues and potential for harm. Experts note the rapid spread of these challenges echoes pandemic‐era risks.
View Details →Harmful Content
OnlyFans is an adult subscription platform known for sexualized content, and former child influencers joining it can lead teens to encounter inappropriate material and skewed relationship norms.
View Details →Mental Health Risk
Politicians are calling for new rules to curb harmful content and addictive features on social media that can undermine young people’s mental health and contribute to tragic outcomes.
View Details →Exploitation
The FBI’s Operation Iron Pursuit targeted online predator networks to rescue over 200 children from sexual exploitation and arrest more than 350 offenders. It highlights how abusers use internet platforms to groom and exploit minors.
View Details →Privacy Risk
Meta AI’s new private Incognito Chat hides conversation history and bypasses content filters, which can expose children to unchecked content and reduce parental oversight.
View Details →Harmful Content
UK police leaders have urged that children under 16 be blocked from using unsafe online platforms to protect them from harmful content and other risks.
View Details →Family Focus
The newest broader digital safety risks parents and households should keep an eye on, including scams, breaches, malware, and other family-relevant threats.
Scam
Fraudsters are exploiting the perceived vulnerability of older adults by impersonating senior parents to trick families into sending money or sharing personal information.
View Details →Breach
A data breach at Charter Communications exposed personal account information for 4.9 million users, potentially leading to identity theft or fraud. This incident affects families who use this ISP service and could result in unauthorized access to financial or personal data.
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A major data breach at 23andMe exposed genetic and personal user information, putting sensitive family health data at risk of misuse.
View Details →Malware
Attackers are abusing ChatGPT’s share link feature to host fake outage pages that install malware on users’ devices. This can lead to data theft, unauthorized access, or device damage if clicked.
View Details →Account Theft
Google Chrome is rolling out new protections to block malicious attempts to steal session cookies, which attackers can use to hijack your account. Stolen cookies can let hackers sign in as you without needing your password.
View Details →Breach
The California Attorney General is suing the company that took over 23andMe over a 2023 breach that exposed customers’ genetic and personal data. This puts sensitive health and family information at risk of misuse or identity theft.
View Details →KidSafe Index helps families make sense of online risks by turning fast-changing digital safety issues into clear, useful insights.
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