One of the fastest growing wrinkles in online crime is called “sextortion.” People are lured into sharing extremely personal photos or videos in an online conversation they think will remain private – only to find out they must pay blackmail money to keep those compromising images from being shared with a spouse or a boss. Those pictures might even end up on a website or all over social media if the blackmail isn’t paid.

Sextortion has been around for a while, but it has grown in frequency in recent years as people spend more and more time online.

More and more “smart” gadgets are being invented. The most popular Christmas gift this year was “smart” speakers from Amazon.

Nowadays there are many cyber attacks, such as phishing, vishing and combination attacks. Hackers’ ingenuity has no limit; they can make a bank transfer via email.

It seems wherever you go on the Internet, you need a password. Most people use simple passwords. Other users use the same password on each site. All these people are taking big risks, as simple passwords are easy to for hackers to guess.