Fraud is a problem so big we need to start teaching children how to spot it in schools

Recent studies have shown fraud is an even bigger problem than people realise.

Stacey Wood, Professor of Psychology, Scripps College • conversation
Dec. 19, 2023 ~7 min

Four ways criminals could use AI to target more victims

AI could allow cybercriminals to operate with greater efficiency, targeting more people at once.

Daniel Prince, Professor of Cyber Security, Lancaster University • conversation
June 22, 2023 ~7 min


Voice deepfakes are calling – here's what they are and how to avoid getting scammed

Powerful AI tools available to anyone with an internet connection make it easy to impersonate someone’s voice, increasing the threat of phone scams.

Christopher Schwartz, Postdoctoral Research Associate of Computing Security, Rochester Institute of Technology • conversation
March 17, 2023 ~6 min

Email scams are getting more personal – they even fool cybersecurity experts

Email fraud is getting more personal.

Oliver Buckley, Associate professor in cyber security, University of East Anglia • conversation
July 11, 2022 ~6 min

Your digital footprints are more than a privacy risk – they could help hackers infiltrate computer networks

One of a hacker’s most valuable tools is the phishing attack, and you might be unwittingly making the hacker’s job easier by leaving useful information about you online.

Ravi Sen, Associate Professor of Information and Operations Management, Texas A&M University • conversation
April 8, 2022 ~5 min

How QR codes work and what makes them dangerous – a computer scientist explains

Here’s what happens when you scan one of those ubiquitous two-dimensional black-and-white patterns.

Scott Ruoti, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Tennessee • conversation
April 7, 2022 ~6 min

How vulnerable is your personal information? 4 essential reads

Data breaches have become a fact of life. Here are articles from The Conversation that detail the threat, why it happens and what you can do to protect yourself.

Eric Smalley, Science + Technology Editor • conversation
Nov. 29, 2021 ~7 min

You know how to identify phishing emails – a cybersecurity researcher explains how to trust your instincts to foil the attacks

Weirdness is a clue about fraudulent email messages. But it takes more than a sense that something’s wrong to get people to investigate.

Rick Wash, Associate Professor of Information Science and Cybersecurity, Michigan State University • conversation
Nov. 1, 2021 ~6 min


Why are there so many text scams all of a sudden?

Crude text scams, sent en masse, only have to work a handful of times to make criminals significant sums of cash.

Alexandra Brookes, Associate lecturer / PhD researcher, Aberystwyth University • conversation
June 1, 2021 ~7 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

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