Here’s how much your personal information is worth to cybercriminals – and what they do with it
A thriving black market for stolen personal data makes millions of people vulnerable to spies, spammers, scammers and hackers.
Ravi Sen, Associate Professor of Information and Operations Management, Texas A&M University •
conversation
May 13, 2021 • ~7 min
May 13, 2021 • ~7 min
Banning disruptive online groups is a game of Whac-a-Mole that web giants just won't win
Deplatformed groups can all too easily flock to alternative platforms to coordinate.
Andrea Baronchelli, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, City, University of London •
conversation
Feb. 8, 2021 • ~8 min
Feb. 8, 2021 • ~8 min
North Korea targeted cybersecurity researchers using a blend of hacking and espionage
Sophisticated fake social media personas created by North Korean hackers offered to collaborate with cybersecurity researchers. Several US researchers fell for it.
Paulo Shakarian, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Arizona State University •
conversation
Feb. 4, 2021 • ~7 min
Feb. 4, 2021 • ~7 min
Sketchy darknet websites are taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic – buyer beware
The global pandemic has fueled illicit online sales of COVID-19 commodities, some of which are dangerous or illegal. Researchers are assessing the size and reach of this underground market.
David Maimon, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia State University •
conversation
Aug. 19, 2020 • ~7 min
Aug. 19, 2020 • ~7 min
/
1