Topic summary
16%17 analyzed articles/videos13,619 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Cybercrime results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.9% saturation with 4,429 hits. Analysis detected 32,290 faulty-reasoning hits from 55,832 analyzed words across 17 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 3% (15,056 of 15,455 topics). This Cybercrime is better (less manipulative) than 97.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

3% percentile
02550751002.6% percentile
1.2% BS Score17 analyzed articles55.8K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 3.6%3.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.3%3.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.9%7.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.7%0.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.8%0.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.7%2.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.3%1.3%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%Framing Effect: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.1%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Greedy ransomware crews return for seconds after victims cough up first extortion payments82%
The Register36%7/22/2026, 11:49:12 AM
Russian natives indicted in Ohio court for international cybercrimes resulting in $62M in losses to victims48%
Richland Source67%By United States Attorney's Office Northern District of Ohio72%7/21/2026, 6:33:35 PM
Florida man arrested after allegedly stealing $220,000 in crypto using malware hidden in Steam Games — 8,000 devices infected34%
Tom's Hardware47%By Luke James31%7/17/2026, 2:43:21 PM
Two Scattered Spider Hackers Get 5.5 Years Each for £29 Million TfL Hack22%
The Hacker News17%By Swati Khandelwal12%7/16/2026, 5:09:00 PM
Optimis…28%
Hackers tried to breach Louisiana’s tourism agency. Here’s what we know.3%
NOLA.com7%By Alyse Pfeil8%7/15/2026, 8:10:00 PM
OkoBot Malware Framework Injects Seed Phrase Phishing Into Ledger and Trezor Apps5%
The Hacker News17%By Swati Khandelwal12%7/15/2026, 3:30:00 PM
They wanted to hold Exxon accountable. Then they got hacked.10%
Grist28%By Hilary Beaumont8%7/15/2026, 10:00:00 AM
U.S. Sanctions First VPN Service and Malware Cryptor Seller Over Ransomware Support22%
The Hacker News17%By Ravie Lakshmanan12%7/14/2026, 8:02:00 AM
CrashStealer macOS Malware Uses Notarized Dropper to Pass Gatekeeper Checks12%
The Hacker News17%By Ravie Lakshmanan12%7/13/2026, 5:36:00 PM
SCMBANKER Malware Uses ClickFix Lures to Target Mexican Banking Users20%
The Hacker News17%By Ravie Lakshmanan12%7/8/2026, 12:52:00 PM