cybercrime: Quick Facts

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Nov. 13, 2026

News •

Cyber criminal orchestrated £2m crypto theft bid from jail cell • Nov. 10, 2026, 12:07 PM ET (BBC)

Hot fridges, a fake nuclear alert and a $6bn heist: are we in the foothills of a hacking epidemic? • Nov. 8, 2026, 1:00 AM ET (The Guardian)

AI is supercharging cybercrime. Are we prepared for what’s coming? • Nov. 3, 2026, 5:42 PM ET (The Baltimore Sun)

New research warns of the possible cybercrime pitfalls for autistic people • Oct. 29, 2026, 10:00 AM ET (Medical Xpress)

Some websites go dark as operators address an AI-detected flaw in a web programming language • Oct. 21, 2026, 3:01 PM ET (AP)

Facts

Also Known As	computer crime

Did You Know?

The FBI created a Cyber Most Wanted List in 2014 that grew to include 42 groups and individuals by 2018.
The average cost of an American corporate data breach is almost $8 million.

Topics

hacking business e-mail compromise wire fraud cyberstalking piracy Online predator cyberattack ransomware malware spam terrorism War crime human trafficking Genocide assassination white-collar crime body snatching prostitution organized crime swatting

Key People

Sterling, Bruce

Bruce Sterling

American author