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Editor • 31 Jan 2025 • 4 min. read
Digital Security
How scammers are exploiting DeepSeek's rise
Scams
Going (for) broke: 6 common online betting scams and how to avoid them
Cybersecurity and AI: What does 2025 have in store?
As is their wont, cybercriminals waste no time launching attacks that aim to cash in on the frenzy around the latest big thing – plus, what else to know before using DeepSeek
Editor • 31 Jan 2025
Don’t roll the dice on your online safety – watch out for bogus sports betting apps and other traps commonly set by scammers
Phil Muncaster • 28 Jan 2025
In the hands of malicious actors, AI tools can enhance the scale and severity of all manner of scams, disinformation campaigns and other threats
Phil Muncaster • 15 Jan 2025
Kids Online
Protecting children online: Where Florida’s new law falls short
Some of the state’s new child safety law can be easily circumvented. Should it have gone further?
Tony Anscombe • 14 Jan 2025
Crypto is soaring, but so are threats: Here’s how to keep your wallet safe
As detections of cryptostealers surge across Windows, Android and macOS, it's time for a refresher on how to keep your bitcoin or other crypto safe
Phil Muncaster • 09 Jan 2025
AI moves to your PC with its own special hardware
Seeking to keep sensitive data private and accelerate AI workloads? Look no further than AI PCs powered by Intel Core Ultra processors with a built-in NPU.
Cameron Camp • 06 Jan 2025
Privacy
Black Hat Europe 2024: Hacking a car – or rather, its infotainment system
Our ‘computers on wheels’ are more connected than ever, but the features that enhance our convenience often come with privacy risks in tow
Tony Anscombe • 13 Dec 2024
Black Hat Europe 2024: Why a CVSS score of 7.5 may be a 'perfect' 10 in your organization
Aggregate vulnerability scores don’t tell the whole story – the relationship between a flaw’s public severity rating and the specific risks it poses for your company is more complex than it seems
Black Hat Europe 2024: Can AI systems be socially engineered?
Could attackers use seemingly innocuous prompts to manipulate an AI system and even make it their unwitting ally?
Tony Anscombe • 12 Dec 2024