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A worried boy holds a smartphone while a large, hooded cartoon fraudster looms out of a giant phone screen next to him, both surrounded by speech bubbles demanding "OTP!".

SIM Swapping!

March 30, 2026 3 min read
A person in a dark hoodie shakes hands with another person in front of a suburban house marked with a "For Sale" sign, while the actual owner reads newspaper under the glow of the sunset.

Stealing Real Estate!

March 9, 2026 3 min read
The image is a four-piece puzzle mosaic illustrating the exploitation of public data: the top-left shows a global view of city lights; the top-right features a mountain of social media icons looming over a pile of data; the bottom-left shows a building entrance labeled "OPEN DATA" buried under stacks of documents; and the bottom-right shows a desk with a laptop and a string of hanging documents and photos, all connected by the puzzle pieces.

Public Data!

January 26, 2026 3 min read
A tiny, shadowy figure stands amidst rows of server racks, collecting a torrent of small, multicolored digital icons pouring down from a massive, broken pipe or column above, glowing with an orange light.

Data Leaks!

May 26, 2025 2 min read
Set against a vibrant, nocturnal city skyline with glowing buildings and palm trees, several cartoon characters are sliding down a large, multi-lane playground slide. At the very top of the structure, a bright neon sign glows with the text "BUY NOW PAY LATER." While some children slide down holding shopping bags with happy or surprised expressions, multiple sinister, hooded hacker figures with malicious grins are interspersed among them, clutching stolen packages and smartphones. On the ground level at both sides of the slide, open laptops on wooden crates display digital account interfaces. The image serves as a visual metaphor for Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) fraud, illustrating how scammers exploit friction-free sign-up processes for identity theft, account takeover, and new account fraud.

BNPL!

January 1, 2024 4 min read
In a dimly lit living room with warm lamp lighting, a young man stands with his back to the viewer, looking into a large, gold-framed mirror on the floor. Instead of his true reflection, the mirror reveals a sinister doppelgänger in a formal suit and tie, wearing a wide, malicious grin. The imposter in the mirror is holding up two credit cards - one pink and one blue - while the glass around his reflection shows sharp, dramatic cracks. The scene effectively serves as a visual metaphor for identity theft, synthetic identity fraud, and account takeover, where a criminal steals a victim's persona to exploit their financial accounts and credit.

Your Identity!

January 1, 2024 3 min read