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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 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
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 Moore • 10 Feb 2022
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 Owaida • 29 Nov 2021
‘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 Tsrouya • 18 Nov 2021
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 Owaida • 15 Nov 2021
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 Owaida • 09 Nov 2021
Man charged with hacking major US sports leagues to illegally stream games
On top of illegally streaming sports games for profit, the man is also believed to have attempted to extort MLB for $150,000
Amer Owaida • 02 Nov 2021