Crypto scams & co.

These dangers lurk on the web in 2025

Hackers can strike from home and abroad and are difficult to track. Possible targets: Critical infrastructure.

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In 2025, there will once again be numerous dangers lurking online. In addition to the "usual" scams, such as the "love scam" or the lucrative nephew trick, our data storage systems, Russia, Iran and North Korea will also cause us problems.

Our world is becoming increasingly digital. What is good on the one hand - you can get information faster than before, have texts written with just a few clicks, order an e-card and sign documents via an app or invest some of your money in shares on your cell phone - naturally also has its downsides. For example, we have long been plagued by fraudulent callers who are after our savings with dramatic stories. Unfortunately with success, as "Krone" cyber expert Dr. Cornelius Granig knows.