Automated Sextortion Spyware Takes Webcam Pics of Victims Watching Porn
Sextortion-based hacking, which hijacks a victim’s webcam or blackmails them with nudes they’re tricked or coerced into sharing, has long ...
Read more This Is the Group That’s Been Swatting US Universities
A self-proclaimed leader of an online group linked to the violent extremist network The Com tells WIRED he is responsible ...
Read more 493 Cases of Sextortion Against Children Linked to Notorious Scam Compounds
“There are limitations to what we can see with this data, but what we have so far is accurate,” says ...
Read more Leak Reveals the Workaday Lives of North Korean IT Scammers
The tables show the potential target jobs for IT workers. One sheet, which seemingly includes daily updates, lists job descriptions ...
Read more Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm Guilty on One Count in Federal Crypto Case
“Claiming to offer the Tornado Cash service as a ‘privacy service,’ the defendants in fact knew that it was a ...
Read more AI ‘Nudify’ Websites Are Raking in Millions of Dollars
For years, so-called “nudify” apps and websites have mushroomed online, allowing people to create nonconsensual and abusive images of women ...
Read more DHS Tells Police That Common Protest Activities Are ‘Violent Tactics’
At times, the sprawling predictions may appear prescient, echoing real-world flashpoints: In Alvarado, Texas, an alleged coordinated ambush at a ...
Read more A Group of Young Cybercriminals Poses the ‘Most Imminent Threat’ of Cyberattacks Right Now
Empty grocery store shelves and grounded planes tend to signal a crisis, whether it’s an extreme weather event, public health ...
Read more Identities of More Than 80 Americans Stolen for North Korean IT Worker Scams
For years, the North Korean government has found a burgeoning source of sanctions-evading revenue by tasking its citizens with secretly ...
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