In a dimly lit bedroom, a character dressed as a hotel maid with an exaggerated, mischievous expression and wild hair stands over an open laptop on a bed. Electric blue sparks and light emanate from the keyboard as she manipulates the device, contrasting with the warm orange glow coming from the open doorway in the background. The image serves as a cautionary visual for insider threats and the importance of locking computers in public or semi-private spaces.

Unattended Computers!

May 4, 2026 3 min read
A cartoon banker and a masked thief celebrate a successful "inside job" with a handshake in front of an open vault.

Inside Help!

March 2, 2026 3 min read
A tall, dark building labeled "Shell Corp" and "Shell" sits in a nighttime cityscape, with its ground floor windows revealing large stacks of gold coins, and wires extending from a large, glowing red dome on its roof.

Shell Companies!

February 23, 2026 3 min read
A fraudster with a backpack stands in front of an open doorway at night, facing a futuristic black smart lock displaying the default "00000" code he typed in, with two carved Halloween pumpkins glowing dimly on the front steps.

Default Credentials!

February 2, 2026 4 min read
A desktop computer monitor prominently displays the text "PowerShell" in a banner above the screen, with a command window overlaid on a scenic sunset featuring a Trojan horse, set against a dimly lit, cluttered home office with books and multiple auxiliary monitors displaying code.

Windows PowerShell!

December 15, 2025 3 min read
A cartoon money bag labeled "ACCOUNT" is sound asleep in a bed covered with cash and loudly snoring "ZZZ," while a shadowy figure with bright eyes wearing a red mask peeks through the window, reaching in.

Dormant Accounts!

December 8, 2025 2 min read
Two men in business suits sit at a restaurant table, smiling conspiratorially as they pass a box labeled "KICKBACK" filled with bundles of cash between them.

Kickbacks!

November 10, 2025 2 min read
A criminal with large, glowing eyes stands outside a suburban house at night, holding a stack of mail that they have just retrieved from a mailbox in search of a chequebook.

Cheques!

October 27, 2025 3 min read
Two small, hooded, shadowy figures with glowing yellow eyes are seen rummaging through open file drawers in a dark, sprawling archive room, with a city skyline visible in the distance.

GitHub!

September 1, 2025 2 min read
In a dark, cavernous setting with eerie blue lighting and mossy textures, a small person sits at a desk, looking at a glowing monitor that reads "Download meeting app." Looming over them is a large, furry purple monster with glowing blue eyes and sharp, jagged teeth, symbolizing a hidden threat. The image visually represents the risk of malware or "meeting trap" scams, where users are tricked into downloading malicious software under the guise of a legitimate tool.

Online Meeting Traps!

August 4, 2025 1 min read
A startled boy stares wide-eyed at a laptop on a kitchen counter, with a large, ominous, shadowy figure with red eyes looming behind them, holding papers and a glowing screen, while a worried dog peeks from the right.

Work From Home!

June 23, 2025 2 min read
A trainer points at a chalkboard displaying "Fraud Flags" as he instructs a classroom of young, attentive students sitting at their desks.

Untrained Staff!

June 16, 2025 1 min read
A small, dark, masked figure wearing goggles climbs a red ladder leading into a glowing opening within a cloud, while a city skyline covered in clouds and lights stretches into the distance under a night sky.

Cloud!

June 2, 2025 2 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
The image is split vertically: on the left, a dark, empty office with numerous computer screens glows blue, while on the right, a warm, well-lit home office shows a person working at a desk.

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)!

May 5, 2025 2 min read
A humanoid mule character in a suit and red tie stands in a spotlight, holding cash in both hands, with two shadowy human figures looming in the background and scattered money on the floor, all against a dramatic red and blue backdrop.

Mule Accounts!

April 22, 2025 2 min read
A cloaked, hooded figure extends a glowing, green, skull-emblazoned apple towards a seemingly innocent young woman with long dark hair, who looks up at them with a slight smile in a sunlit outdoor setting.

Our Trusting Nature!

December 12, 2024 1 min read
The image is a four-panel mosaic depicting different festive celebrations, including Diwali with diyas and fireworks, Christmas with presents under a tree, a moonlit Ramadan feast with lanterns, and a Chinese New Year celebration with a dragon dance and firecrackers.

Holidays!

October 28, 2024 2 min read
The image is split into two halves: on the left, a man and two children enjoy ice cream in a brightly lit shop during the day, while on the right, a hooded figure works on multiple computer screens in a dark room at night

Weekends!

September 27, 2024 1 min read
A collection of high-end collectibles, including a massive gold coin on a pedestal, a luxury sports car, and abstract art, is showcased in a sleek gallery. While mysterious, hooded figures - buyers - watch from the audience, highlighting the use of luxury goods for moving illicit funds.

Art, Coins and Collectibles for Moving Money!

January 1, 2024 2 min read
A small, shadowy figure in a dark hoodie with glowing white eyes steps out from a brightly lit office doorway into a dark city street. The glowing interior of the building contrasts sharply with the deep blue and purple tones of the nocturnal cityscape in the background. The image serves as a metaphor for how unauthorized or unmanaged software and hardware—Shadow IT—can create "open doors" or vulnerabilities that allow threats to exit the protected corporate environment or enter it undetected.

Backdoors!

January 1, 2024 4 min read
In a dimly lit room with cool blue tones, a small, curious boy stands on a wooden floor, holding a large magnifying glass. He is using it to inspect a large computer monitor or digital screen. On the screen, a massive, glowing pink virus or microbial cell with long, reaching tentacles is visible, accompanied by a small red tag in the bottom-right corner that reads "PNG." A warm, orange light emanates from behind the virus, contrasting with the dark background. The image serves as a visual metaphor for steganography or malicious file exploitation, in which cybercriminals hide malware inside standard image files to bypass security filters and compromise systems.

PNG Files!

January 1, 2024 4 min read
Set inside a retail store aisle with a glowing blue overhead sign that reads "VS Code extensions" alongside the Visual Studio Code logo, a young developer looks surprised and cautious while holding an open cardboard box. To his right, shelves are lined with colorful product packages representing popular coding tools, including Docker, Python, Jupyter, Prettier, CodeSnap, Git Prefix, GitLens, Rainbow CSV, and LunaPaint. Hidden among the legitimate tools is a pitch-black, sinister package with glowing red eyes and pink octopus-like tentacles wrapping around adjacent items, symbolizing a malware-infected or typosquatted extension. The image serves as a visual metaphor for supply chain attacks and the danger of developers unintentionally installing malicious code through untrusted marketplace extensions.

VS Code!

January 1, 2024 3 min read
Set inside a busy, multi-level warehouse and factory floor, an employee in a blue suit looks panicked as he carries a large cardboard box labeled "CUSTOMER DATA" toward a massive, menacing machine. The machine features an aggressive, wide-toothed grin with glowing red eyes and a pink banner reading "AI - LLM." Inside the machine's brightly illuminated hopper are numerous other boxes labeled "PII," "CONFIDENTIAL," "COMPANY IP," "INTERNAL ONLY," and "INTERNAL IP." To the right, a smiling technician with a headset monitors the process from a computer desk, while industrial shelving filled with corporate boxes lines the background under dim overhead factory lamps. The image serves as a visual metaphor for the accidental exposure of sensitive corporate data, intellectual property, and personally identifiable information through the unauthorized use of consumer Large Language Models and artificial intelligence tools.

Shadow AI!

January 1, 2024 4 min read