EXCLUSIVE: Miss England call in the police after hack by Turkish cyber-criminals who demand money to unlock password account Famous beauty pageant was targeted by cyber-crooks posing as officials Once they hacked the account they locked out the competition’s organiser She received a ransom message the next day demanding she pay up By Dan Sales … Read more
Scammers are increasingly using the guise of streaming giant Netflix to steal money from people during the coronavirus pandemic, a security company says. US cyber safety company BrandShield has detected a total of 639 new domain names registered containing the word ‘Netflix’ in them since the beginning of 2020. More than a third of these … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 5,300 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 140,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type … Read more
Research from Atlas VPN found that criminals’ net proceeds outpace the revenue made by tech giants each year. How the Dark Web and cryptocurrency aid the propagation of cybercrime Neil Walsh, UN Chief of Cybercrime, explains how technologies like encryption and the blockchain are essential for maintaining international human rights but are being exploited by … Read more
Drug cartels are using cryptocurrency and partnering with hackers to scam Latin American banks. Phishing: Leading targets, breaking myths, and educating users Vade Secure’s Adrien Gendre explains why the end user is an important link in the security chain. Cybercriminals are now partnering with drug cartels across Latin America to attack financial institutions and governments, … Read more