Cybercrime

Tech 1 day ago

How your browser is spying on you: Hidden dangers lurking behind every click

Internet browsers are useful, but they can be dangerous. Clicking on malicious links can direct you to dangerous websites that steal information or infect your device.

Tech 2 days ago

Data breach exposes over 56 million clothing store customers

Breach site confirmed 56,904,909 Hot Topic users' data leaked online. Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson says the company's silence makes matters even worse.

Tech 2 days ago

T-Mobile hacked by Chinese cyber espionage in major attack on US telecoms

Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson talks about T-Mobile being hacked in broad cyberattack on global phone and internet companies.

Tech 4 days ago

How a wrong Google search can compromise your data and bring law enforcement calling

Wrong Google searches can not only compromise your device and personal data. They can also bring law enforcement to your doorstep. Hackers are targeting Google searches.

Crime 5 days ago

Romanian scammers ran fake hitman-for-hire site, lured desperate perpetrators as 'incompetent assassins'

U.K.-based tech journalist Carl Miller is the host of the Wondery true-crime podcast "Kill List," which tells the saga of a hitman-for-hire site on the dark web.

Tech November 14

Why that Google Meet error might be a sneaky hacker trick

ClickFix, a new scam targeting computer users, is on the rise in the U.S. The scam prompts its targets to click on a link to fix a problem.

China November 13

FBI, CISA say Chinese hackers breached multiple US telecom providers in targeted attack

The U.S. government said it is investigating after People's Republic of China hackers targeted commercial telecommunications service providers in the U.S.

Tech November 13

Your email didn’t expire; it’s just another sneaky scam

Scammers are using increasingly sophisticated ways to lure unsuspecting victims, and some are impersonating an email help desk or support team.

Cybercrime November 12

Biden supports bringing adversarial nations into new UN cyber crime alliance

The Biden administration will support a United Nations treaty this week that will create a new cybercrime convention, including China and Russia, which has not sat well with some lawmakers and critics.

Tech November 12

Alarming rise of fake legal requests: What it means for your privacy

Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson says there’s been a rise in cybercriminal services using hacked police and government emails to send subpoenas and data requests to U.S. companies.