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Dec 15th 2013, 18:31, by Taylor Armerding, CSO

The ubiquitous warnings about online shopping risks are well founded. As numerous experts are reminding consumers and businesses, the high season for shopping is also the high season for cybercrime.

To paraphrase the song playing in the mall, "It's the mo-o-o-ost dangerous time of the year."

But tech crime is not limited to the cyber world. There are real-world risks as well, largely from sophisticated hardware that can steal your personal information just as effectively as any online scam.

That doesn't mean the major focus on cyber risks is misplaced they are more varied and abundant than real-world threats.

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