All posts tagged "Scam"
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Ads
/ 2 years agoBeware of AI scams: The dark side of the digital utopia we didn’t sign up for
AI is here, and we cannot simply put the genie back in the bottle. Society will have to contend with AI...
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AI
/ 2 years agoScam callers are using AI voices to trick their victims
With just a couple sentences worth of audio, AI can mimic anyone's voice.
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Crypto
/ 3 years agoFBI lists notorious crypto fraudster on its 10 most-wanted list
In addition to the FBI, EUROPOL lists Ignatova in its "Europe's Most Wanted" list, offering €5,000 for information on the fugitive.
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News
/ 3 years agoGoogle, Meta supplied fake cops with data used to exploit minors
Apparently, you can just say you're a cop and big tech will give you whatever you want.
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Security
/ 3 years agoYes, you are getting way more spam texts than before
Americans averaged 42 spam texts in the month of March.
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News
/ 3 years agoOrganized crime outfits are scamming millions out of users on dating apps — here’s how they do it
Organized crime gangs in Southeast Asia use psychological profiling, elaborate scripts and algorithms to produce sophisticated scams.
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Facebook
/ 3 years agoSocial media scammers made a killing in 2021, raking in at least $770 million
That’s more than double the $258 million scammers made off with in 2020.
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News
/ 3 years agoScammers are stealing checks from mailboxes and turning them into bitcoin – here’s how they do it
The best advice to avoid falling victim to these schemes is to avoid mailing checks, if you can.
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News
/ 3 years agoPhony QR codes are being used by scammers to steal money from parking meters
The fraudulent QR codes were used in Austin, Houston, and San Antonio.
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News
/ 3 years agoT-Mobile claims to have blocked 21 billion scam calls in 2021
Damn, that's a lot of scam calls.
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News
/ 3 years agoPSA: Scammers are using bogus job ads to steal people’s identity
If someone is asking for your Social Security number upfront, don't give it up. Scammers are using this nasty trick and...
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Tech
/ 4 years agoThe number of phone scams is soaring – here’s how you can stop them in their tracks
With the rise of spam calls in America and the evolving nature of the calls themselves, it’s wise to practice vigilance...
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News
/ 4 years agoThis guy made an absolute killing selling overpriced printer toner – now he’s going to jail for it
He's been running the scam for decades.
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News
/ 4 years agoThe teen who hacked Musk, Bezos, and more for a Bitcoin scam gets three years in jail
The sentence would have been longer, but the Youthful Offender Act in Florida reduced the sentence.
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App Store
/ 4 years agoAn iOS developer is showing just how messed up Apple’s App Store can be
Apple is making apps more transparent, but bad apps still run wild.
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News
/ 4 years agoIn a 197 IQ play, Trump’s campaign website was briefly hacked with a cryptocurrency scam
Nothing surprises me anymore.
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News
/ 5 years agoForget video deepfakes, audio-only deepfakes are now a very real threat
Now we can't even trust a simple phone call
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Alexa
/ 5 years agoPSA: There’s a widespread tech support scam targeting Alexa and Echo device users
Be on the lookout.
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News
/ 5 years agoPSA: Scammers are setting up bogus stimulus payment sites to trick you out of your cash
Because of course they are.
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News
/ 5 years agoPSA: There’s a nasty Cash App scam on Twitter that is targeting folks affected by coronavirus
People are terrible.
