Cybercrime


803 articles

Critical Infrastructure, Cybercrime

Black Hat 2023: Hacking the police (at least their radios)

Black Hat 2023: Hacking the police (at least their radios)

Critical Infrastructure, Cybercrime

Black Hat 2023: Hacking the police (at least their radios)

Hiding behind a black box and hoping no one will hack it has been routinely proven to be unwise and less secure.

Cameron Camp15 Aug 2023


Digital Security, Ransomware, Cybercrime

Black Hat 2023: ‘Teenage’ AI not enough for cyberthreat intelligence

Black Hat 2023: ‘Teenage’ AI not enough for cyberthreat intelligence

Digital Security, Ransomware, Cybercrime

Black Hat 2023: ‘Teenage’ AI not enough for cyberthreat intelligence

Current LLMs are just not mature enough for high-level tasks

Tony Anscombe12 Aug 2023


Scams, Cybercrime, Digital Security

Time is money, and online game scammers have lots of it

Time is money, and online game scammers have lots of it

Scams, Cybercrime, Digital Security

Time is money, and online game scammers have lots of it

Gamers and cybersecurity professionals have something in common – the ever-terrible presence of hacking, scams, and data theft – but how and why would anyone want to target gamers?

Márk Szabó07 Aug 2023


Cybercrime, Scams, Digital Security, Business Security

The grand theft of Jake Moore’s voice: The concept of a virtual kidnap

The grand theft of Jake Moore’s voice: The concept of a virtual kidnap

Cybercrime, Scams, Digital Security, Business Security

The grand theft of Jake Moore’s voice: The concept of a virtual kidnap

With powerful AI, it doesn’t take much to fake a person virtually, and while there are some limitations, voice-cloning can have some dangerous consequences.

Raj Kapoor02 Aug 2023


Cybercrime

Deepfaking it: What to know about deepfake-driven sextortion schemes

Deepfaking it: What to know about deepfake-driven sextortion schemes

Cybercrime

Deepfaking it: What to know about deepfake-driven sextortion schemes

Criminals increasingly create deepfake nudes from people’s benign public photos in order to extort money from them, the FBI warns

Phil Muncaster04 Jul 2023


Cybercrime

Going on vacation soon? Stay one step ahead of travel scams

Going on vacation soon? Stay one step ahead of travel scams

Cybercrime

Going on vacation soon? Stay one step ahead of travel scams

From bogus free trips to fake rental homes, here are some of the most common online threats you should look out for both before and during your travels

Phil Muncaster21 Jun 2023


Cybercrime

5 common ways hackers steal credit card details

5 common ways hackers steal credit card details

Cybercrime

5 common ways hackers steal credit card details

Here are some of the most common ways hackers can get hold of other people’s credit card data – and how you can keep yours safe

Phil Muncaster27 Jun 2022


Cybercrime

We’re going on Tor

We’re going on Tor

Cybercrime

We’re going on Tor

If better privacy and anonymity sound like music to your ears, you may not need to look much further than Tor Browser. Here’s what it’s like to surf the dark web using the browser.

Jake Moore05 Apr 2022


Cybercrime

Hidden in plain sight: How the dark web is spilling onto social media

Hidden in plain sight: How the dark web is spilling onto social media

Cybercrime

Hidden in plain sight: How the dark web is spilling onto social media

A trip into the dark corners of Telegram, which has become a magnet for criminals peddling everything from illegal drugs to fake money and COVID-19 vaccine passes

Jake Moore10 Feb 2022