Cybercrime


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

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

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


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

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

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


5 common ways hackers steal credit card details

5 common ways hackers steal credit card details

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


We’re going on Tor

We’re going on Tor

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


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

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


More than 1,000 arrested in global crackdown on online fraud

More than 1,000 arrested in global crackdown on online fraud

More than 1,000 arrested in global crackdown on online fraud

The INTERPOL-led operation involved law enforcement from 20 countries and led to the seizure of millions of dollars in illicit gains

Amer Owaida29 Nov 2021


‘My bank account was in shambles’: The ordeal of an identity theft victim

‘My bank account was in shambles’: The ordeal of an identity theft victim

‘My bank account was in shambles’: The ordeal of an identity theft victim

A victim of identity theft tells us how criminals used his identity to commit fraud and what it took to put his life back in order

David Tsrouya18 Nov 2021


FBI systems compromised to send out fake attack alerts

FBI systems compromised to send out fake attack alerts

FBI systems compromised to send out fake attack alerts

Hackers break into the Bureau’s email systems to send out at least 100,000 emails warning recipients of imminent cyberattacks

Amer Owaida15 Nov 2021


Robinhood data breach affects 7 million people

Robinhood data breach affects 7 million people

Robinhood data breach affects 7 million people

An attacker gained access to some of Robinhood's customer support systems and stole the personal data of a third of the app's userbase

Amer Owaida09 Nov 2021