If you ask most people what doxing is, you’ll likely be met with a look of sheer confusion. Doxing (also spelled “doxxing”), in the most general sense, is cyberbullying. The process involves using, or threatening to use, secret or sensitive information, records, or...
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Internet Crimes
AI “Sextortion” and Phone Scams on the Rise
We’re hearing more and more about artificial intelligence (AI) these days. Generally, it can be used to assist in various situations. What AI does, essentially, is to enable technical systems to solve problems and achieve specific goals. It allows a machine to display...
FBI Warns About “Sextortion” in Arizona
Clearly, the computer age has changed the world significantly. That includes new crimes – or at least new ways of committing existing crimes – that would never be thought of decades ago. A recent example is what is known generally as “sextortion.” And according to the...
Hi-Tech Real Estate Scams Target Home Buyers
As technology moves forward at blinding speed, opportunities continually arise for white collar criminals. The problem is a huge one, and the FBI issued a Public Service Announcement last year on the subject. The latest scam in the news targets home buyers, including...
Yahoo! Data Breach and Identity Theft
The theft of data by hackers has become commonplace. And the magnitude of some of these security breaches is astounding. The most recent example came to light last week, when Yahoo announced that back in 2013, hackers stole data of more than one billion users. The...
Cyberstalking and Cyberharassment in Arizona
It is fairly common to hear about internet crimes these days. And it seems as if any time a person feels he or she has been teased or annoyed through the internet, the claim is made that the person is the victim of cyberstalking. In Arizona, many people confuse...
Cyber Credit Card Attacks Continue
The word “cyberattack” is thrown around in the media all the time. According to Technopedia, it’s defined as the deliberate manipulation or corruption of a computer system and/or network, leading to disruption, data compromise and cybercrimes. Those crimes include...
Top Internet Scams
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] The ingenuity of scam artists is on the increase. It is matched only by the gullibility of many of the people who are targeted. Here are some of the top internet scams that...