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Scams, Cybercrime
‘Tis the season to be wary: 12 steps to ruin a cybercriminal's day
The holiday shopping season may be the time to splurge, but it’s a also favorite time of year for cybercriminals to target shoppers with phony deals, phishing scams and other threats
Phil Muncaster • 27 Nov 2023
Cybercrime
Virus Bulletin – building digital armies
Security researchers, global organizations, law enforcement and other government agencies need to have the right conversations and test potential scenarios without the pressure of an actual attack
Cameron Camp • 11 Oct 2023
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 Camp • 15 Aug 2023
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 Anscombe • 12 Aug 2023
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 Szabó • 07 Aug 2023
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 Muncaster • 04 Jul 2023
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 Muncaster • 21 Jun 2023
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 Muncaster • 27 Jun 2022
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 Moore • 05 Apr 2022