All posts tagged "Scam"
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WTF
/ 6 months 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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News
/ 9 months 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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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News
/ 2 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
/ 2 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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Security
/ 2 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
/ 2 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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