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Online scams might soon just be a battle between AIs
Harvard Business School researchers say AI could completely automate phishing attacks and reduce th…
Kenneth Niemeyer
Digitally-native Gen Zers aren't immune to romance scams
Zoomers grew up with technology at their fingertips. But as scams evolve and get more sophisticated…
Lindsay Dodgson
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
FTC chair Lina Khan warns that airlines might one day use AI to find out you're attending a funeral and charge more
Lina Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission, is concerned that companies could use AI and pers…
Jaures Yip
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
A former real-estate agent and her husband had to dip into retirement savings to buy a house after being scammed out of $63,000
Laurie and Rich Ramelow fell victim to a scam and lost $63,000 when buying a house in Texas. They h…
Jordan Pandy
The lawyer for Trump's new crypto firm was accused of trying to take over another digital asset company
World Liberty Financial, the crypto venture Trump is fronting, hired an attorney who faced accusati…
Katherine Long
Supreme Court grants bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Liquor scam case
The Supreme Court granted bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a corruption case related to th…
ANI
IPO scam – Two victims from Hyderabad lose over ₹11 crore in fake IPO scams
In yet another instance of fraudsters using the rising popularity of the stock market and initial p…
Noida woman invests in stock market via an app, loses over Rs 69 lakh as it turns out to be a scam
A 32-year-old woman from Greater Noida lost over Rs 69 lakh to scammers posing as stock market advi…
Sebi chief, husband denies Hindenburg allegations as baseless
US short-seller Hindenburg Research lslleged that Sebi chairperson Madhabi Puro Buch and her husban…
PTI
Income Tax department issues warning to taxpayers, asks them to stay safe from ITR Refund scams
There has been an increase in scams targeting Indian taxpayers after the Income Tax Return filing d…
Bengaluru couple loses Rs 1.5 crore while investing online, recovers most money with help of Police
An online scam led to a Bengaluru couple losing Rs 1.53 crore. The fraudsters, operating from the U…
A massive remote-work scam fooled 300 US companies into hiring North Koreans, prosecutors say
An Arizona woman aided North Koreans in find remote-work US jobs, funnelling their wages back to th…
Joshua Zitser
College students desperate for jobs are getting scammed online by criminals posing as tech recruiters
College students looking to join the workforce are being targeted by scammers offering attractive j…
Camilo Fonseca
Google has an idea to prevent phone scams, but it'll mean allowing its AI to listen in on your calls
Google hopes its Gemini AI can provide real-time scam alerts during phone calls. But it'll mean all…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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
An ex-Mastercard executive was nearly scammed of $100,000. Here's how she spotted it.
Account takeover fraud surged 354% in 2023, costing $13 billion. Here's how a former Mastercard exe…
Kenneth Niemeyer
Apple considers investing in OpenAI, joining rival Microsoft in AI race
Apple is considering to invest in Open AI. But, with Microsoft already investing roughly $13 billio…
Dan DeFrancesco
Hyderabad man uses online trading app to try and earn some extra money, loses Rs 8 lakh
A 40-year-old Hyderabad man lost Rs 8.17 lakh to an online investment scam after being lured via ra…