Hackers may get all the headlines but real world scammers can be just as dangerous — if not more so — especially when the end result is the same. After spending the last decade writing about cyberattacks, data breaches, spyware and malware, I now find myself looking over my shoulder in the real world just as much as I do online.
Cybersecurity is something most people take for granted until after an attack. However, I wouldn’t be writing this story now if I hadn’t fully immersed myself in it back when I was first starting out. I too was ignorant about all of the ways hackers can get their foot in the door, from carefully crafted phishing emails to malicious browser extensions. By writing about the latest online scams and every other way hackers try to con you out of your hard-earned cash, I was able to quickly educate myself on the matter.
