The Most Profitable Scam on the Internet: The Upgraded Romance Scam

They met on Facebook and, instantly, she knew that Charlie was the love of her life. They shared so many things. They were both religious and would often pray together during their online encounters. They both could not wait until the day they could meet in person and finally get married. Charlie, however, was in …

Here’s What Hackers will Pay for Your Personal Information on the Deep Web

Hackers are common thieves. They will either steal your money or your personal data, and, most of the time, if they get your personal data, they will monetize it in one way or another. Some hackers will try to trick you into installing malware onto your device so that they can remotely prowl around your …

Many Apple/iOS Users Falling Victim to Dangerous Phishing Scams

I remember when my Apple-fanatic friends would laugh every time I fought off some new malware trying to invade my Windows operating system. Those were the days when Apple devices were relatively malware free and relatively unknown. But how things have changed. Apple's attempt at making its products status symbols has come with a price, …

Governments and Law Enforcement Agencies Can Now Hack Every iOS or Android Device…Really

In a report to potential customers (part of which is shown above), the mobile forensics firm, Cellebrite, claims that it can now unlock virtually any smartphone. Of course, it claims that it will only sell its unlocking technology to governments and law enforcement firms, but, the key underlying point here is that the unlocking ability …