Skip to content

Davey Winder

delivering award-winning technology journalism since 1991

  • About
  • Contact me

Cybercrime

Analysis Cybercrime News 

Cybercrime Joker Retires, Becomes A Bitcoin Billionaire

February 14, 2021February 14, 2021 Davey Winder 293 Views billionaire, Bitcoin, Cybercrime, dark web

They say that crime doesn’t pay. They obviously hadn’t met the Joker, then, a cybercrime kingpin on the dark web.

Read more
Analysis Threat Intelligence Threatscape 

Frankenstein fraud, deepfakes & replay attacks: how to identify identity fraud threats

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 Davey Winder 281 Views Business, Cybercrime, fraud, identity

From Frankenstein fraud to SIM swaps, these are the common identity threats you really need to know about in 2021

Read more
cartoon police in front of cyber crime tape
News 

Hacker Uploads Own Fingerprints To Crime Scene In Dumbest Cyberattack Ever

October 4, 2020October 4, 2020 Davey Winder 540 Views AI, Cybercrime, funny, Hacking

I’ve been around cybersecurity for 30 years, this has to be one of the dumbest cyberattacks I’ve ever heard of

Read more
News 

This ‘Hacker University’ Offers Dark Web Cybercrime Degrees For $125

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 Davey Winder 485 Views Cybercrime, dark web, Education, Hacking

The underground ‘HackTown’ education facility teaches wannabe hackers how to become professional cybercriminals with everything they need for just $125

Read more
News 

Here’s How Fortnite Hackers Make $1 Million A Year

August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 Davey Winder 306 Views Cybercrime, Gaming

Hacking Fortnite gamer accounts is big business, and it’s your skin the cybercriminals after – here’s how they steal them.

Read more
News 

Beware Of The Dark Side-A Sinister New $1 Million Cybersecurity Threat

August 23, 2020 Davey Winder 408 Views Cybercrime, ransomware, threat intel

Beware this brand new, two weeks old, ransomware threat that claims only to target those who “can afford to pay.”

Read more
News 

Gun Owners Beware—Hacker Offers 240,000 Stolen Records On Dark Web: Report

August 15, 2020August 15, 2020 Davey Winder 390 Views Cybercrime, Data, Guns, Hackers

Users of a popular gun exchange site may have had their email addresses, usernames and passwords stolen according to reports.

Read more
News 

New Dark Web Audit Reveals 15 Billion Stolen Logins From 100,000 Breaches

July 8, 2020July 8, 2020 Davey Winder 354 Views Cybercrime, dark web, passwords

The true extent of the stolen account credentials economy on the dark web has been revealed, and it’s pretty shocking.

Read more
image of policemand with handcuffs against computer code background
News 

Police Arrest 746 As Encrypted Message Platform Hack Disrupts Organized Crime In Europe

July 4, 2020July 4, 2020 Davey Winder 366 Views Cybercrime, Encryption

This audacious Europe-wide law enforcement operation successfully infiltrated an encrypted global communications network used by organised crime leaves 746 arrested

Read more
  • ← Previous

Categories

Post Archive

  • Popular
  • Recent
  • Comment
Google Confirms Android Camera Security Threat: ‘Hundreds Of Millions’ Of Users Affected

Google Confirms Android Camera Security Threat: ‘Hundreds Of Millions’ Of Users Affected

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 Davey Winder
money hung out on washing line

How Russian Pornhub Hackers Pulled Off $30M Advertising Scam

November 28, 2018 Davey Winder
Hackers Publish First 169 Trump ‘Dirty Laundry’ Emails After Being Branded Cyber-Terrorists

Hackers Publish First 169 Trump ‘Dirty Laundry’ Emails After Being Branded Cyber-Terrorists

May 17, 2020May 19, 2020 Davey Winder
Have Apple And Google Secretly Uploaded A COVID-19 Tracking App To Your Phone?

Have Apple And Google Secretly Uploaded A COVID-19 Tracking App To Your Phone?

June 20, 2020June 20, 2020 Davey Winder
U.S. Government Announces ‘Critical’ Warning For Microsoft Windows Users

U.S. Government Announces ‘Critical’ Warning For Microsoft Windows Users

June 18, 2019June 18, 2019 Davey Winder
Samsung Confirms Critical Security Issue For Millions: Every Galaxy After 2014 Affected

Samsung Confirms Critical Security Issue For Millions: Every Galaxy After 2014 Affected

May 7, 2020May 8, 2020 Davey Winder
Samsung Update Warning For 40 Million Galaxy And Note Users

Samsung Update Warning For 40 Million Galaxy And Note Users

October 9, 2019October 11, 2019 Davey Winder
Trump’s Dirty Laundry: Anonymous Hackers Threaten To Reveal All

Trump’s Dirty Laundry: Anonymous Hackers Threaten To Reveal All

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 Davey Winder
U.S. Government Confirms Critical Browser Zero-day Security Warning For Windows Users

U.S. Government Confirms Critical Browser Zero-day Security Warning For Windows Users

January 18, 2020January 20, 2020 Davey Winder
How To Use An Ordinary Light Bulb To Spy On Conversations 80 Feet Away

How To Use An Ordinary Light Bulb To Spy On Conversations 80 Feet Away

June 14, 2020June 14, 2020 Davey Winder
Windows 10 Security Alert As Microsoft Says ‘Do Not Install This Update’

Windows 10 Security Alert As Microsoft Says ‘Do Not Install This Update’

October 18, 2019October 23, 2019 Davey Winder
Windows 10 logo on brick wall

Windows 10 Warning For 800 Million Users: Microsoft Says Install THIS Update First

October 9, 2019October 9, 2019 Davey Winder
New Orleans Declares State Of Emergency Following Cyber Attack

New Orleans Declares State Of Emergency Following Cyber Attack

December 14, 2019December 14, 2019 Davey Winder
Should You Stop Using Amazon Alexa After Security Probe Of 90,194 Skills?

Should You Stop Using Amazon Alexa After Security Probe Of 90,194 Skills?

March 7, 2021 Davey Winder
Warning: ‘Hundreds Of Thousands’ Of Microsoft Servers Hacked In Ongoing Attack

Warning: ‘Hundreds Of Thousands’ Of Microsoft Servers Hacked In Ongoing Attack

March 6, 2021March 6, 2021 Davey Winder
Microsoft Exchange Attacks Are Declared An Emergency By Homeland Security

Microsoft Exchange Attacks Are Declared An Emergency By Homeland Security

March 4, 2021March 4, 2021 Davey Winder
Microsoft Issues Critical Update Warning As Chinese Hackers Attack Exchange Servers

Microsoft Issues Critical Update Warning As Chinese Hackers Attack Exchange Servers

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 Davey Winder
How to build security into pensions

How to build security into pensions

February 28, 2021February 28, 2021 Davey Winder
How To Stop LastPass Tracking You In 3 Easy Steps

How To Stop LastPass Tracking You In 3 Easy Steps

February 27, 2021February 27, 2021 Davey Winder
Got A ‘Day Of Hack’ Email With Your Password? Here’s 3 Things To Do Now

Got A ‘Day Of Hack’ Email With Your Password? Here’s 3 Things To Do Now

February 21, 2021February 21, 2021 Davey Winder
Cybercrime Joker Retires, Becomes A Bitcoin Billionaire

Cybercrime Joker Retires, Becomes A Bitcoin Billionaire

February 14, 2021February 14, 2021 Davey Winder
Beware the ever-evolving ransomware cybercrime tsunami

Beware the ever-evolving ransomware cybercrime tsunami

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 Davey Winder
Courtesy of Promon

Cybersecurity Pros Mistake Rappers For Malware

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 Davey Winder
Frankenstein fraud, deepfakes & replay attacks: how to identify identity fraud threats

Frankenstein fraud, deepfakes & replay attacks: how to identify identity fraud threats

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 Davey Winder
Google Chrome Update Gets Serious: Hackers Already Have Attack Code

Google Chrome Update Gets Serious: Hackers Already Have Attack Code

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 Davey Winder
Image of Donald Trump against background of words about him

Biden Attacks ‘Irrational’ Trump Over Grave Risk To U.S. National Security

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 Davey Winder
  • Davey Winder says:

    1. Only time will tell, of course, but I would hav...

  • Jon Elliott says:

    I'll post the same comment I did on LinkedIn. 1....

  • Davey Winder says:

    What has changed that means you no longer can?...

  • quantum code review 2018 says:

    I used to be able to find good info from your blog...

  • Davey Winder says:

    In what way do you think AI, in the form of machin...

  • Davey Winder says:

    Oh, I can and have done better than that!...

  • Davey Winder says:

    Thanks for the thumbs up! I will do my best :-)...

  • Davey Winder says:

    It's always going to a budget balancing act, I agr...

  • Dr Ed says:

    I'm not so much worried about the health of NHS ap...

  • Trevor Wood says:

    Good stuff, really enjoyed reading this. More of t...

  • Freda Zworksi says:

    I don't see any winner here, both are a threat cur...

  • Freda Zworkski says:

    And the award for best security news report headli...

  • Davey Winder says:

    Methinks that might be a trick question, Charles :...

  • Tags

    AI Analysis Android Apple Apps breach Business China Chrome crime Cybercrime Data Protection Encryption Enterprise Google Government hack Hackers Hacking Health healthcare industry iOS IoT iPhone Linux Malware Microsoft News NHS Opinion passwords Phishing Privacy ransomware Research Russia Samsung threat intelligence Threatscape Twitter vulnerabilities Vulnerability Windows Windows 10
    Privacy Policy
    Copyright © [2019] Davey Winder. All rights reserved.