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NFT transactions to reach 40 mn globally in 5 yrs amid scam threats-report
The global number of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) transactions is likely to rise from 24 million in 2…
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Online Dating Scams Cost Victims More Than $50 Million A Year
"Unfortunately, the online dating market not only attracts people genuinely looking to meet, it als…
Abby Rogers
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Hundreds of scam apps caused a surprise $42 monthly charge to land on millions of Android users' wireless bills
Researchers from the mobile security firm Zimperium discovered about 200 apps scamming millions of …
Emily Walsh
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Work-from-home, lottery, and fake bank emails top online scams in Telenor survey
As per the study, in a country like India where over one third of internet users surveyed have been…
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Indian investors have lost nearly ₹1,000 crore to fake cryptocurrency exchanges
Cyber-security company CloudSEK said it has uncovered an ongoing operation involving several phi…
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Criminal groups are offering $360,000 salaries to accomplices who can help them scam CEOs about their porn-watching habits
The company also claims that 89,000 unique recipients were targeted with 792,000 individual scams o…
Isobel Asher Hamilton,Isobel …
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CHART OF THE DAY: Scams Disguised As Social Networks Are On The Rise
According to researchers at the Cheetah Mobile Threat Lab, in the first eight months of this year, …
Dave Smith
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Mexican cartels have stolen over $300 million from American seniors in elaborate timeshare property scams
Older Americans are falling victim to massive timeshare fraud at the hands of Mexican cartels, the …
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Hackers are getting better at tricking people into handing over passwords - here's what to look out for, according to experts
These break-ins are on the rise. Phishing scams - in which attackers pose as a trustworthy party to…
Aaron Holmes
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I've built a career in ethical hacking. Online scams are getting much, much worse — and AI isn't helping.
Laura Kankaala, whose worked in cybersecurity for 10 years, said that online scams are becoming mor…
Emma Magnus
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Why that blackmailer claiming to have your search history probably doesn't
Police say email sextortion scams are on the rise. Scammers will say they have compromising informa…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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People are being victimized by a terrifying new email scam where attackers claim they stole your password and hacked your webcam while you were watching porn - here's how to protect yourself
"It is likely that this improved sextortion attempt is at least semi-automated: My guess is that th…
Kif Leswing
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Match Group CEO says he has empathy for victims of romance scams but 'things happen in life'
The CEO of Match Group — which is facing a lawsuit from the FTC — said the safety of users is the c…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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The number of Ozempic and Wegovy scams has grown by 183% so far this year
Scammers are posing as doctors to sell Ozempic and Wegovy weight loss drugs on Facebook and Craigsl…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Nobel laureate Paul Krugman said he likely fell for a phishing scam. Here's how phishing scams work and how to avoid them.
The incident appears to be an example of a phishing scam, in which scammers pose as an authority or…
Aaron Holmes
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Revenue from crypto scams spike 81% to a near-record $7.7 billion in 2021, says Chainalysis
The surge was paced by a type of scam called "rug pulls," which is when developers unexpectedly aba…
Carla Mozée
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Microsoft is expanding its antivirus software to iOS and Android - and it's betting on AI in a bid to dominate the enterprise cybersecurity market
Defender relies on machine-learning systems that detect anomalous behavior, both with insider threa…