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Govt warns about fake SMS asking users to update their PAN – what it is and how to stay safe

Increased usage of the internet has also resulted in an increase in online fraud. Scammers are find…

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Meta takes major action against phishing attacks on Facebook and Instagram

The fraudster duo has been active ever since March 2020 and continued these phishing attacks u…

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Meta files lawsuit against over 39,000 websites to disrupt phishing attacks designed to steal login credentials of its users

This phishing scheme involved the creation of more than 39,000 websites impersonating the login …

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An innocent-looking Instagram trend could be a gift to hackers, according to a cyber-security expert

People are sharing their personal information to help users "get to know" them, but experts warn th…

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What is phishing attack and what are the examples of phishing attacks

The advisory has been issued by Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), which is Indi…

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Someone hacked my Instagram account through WhatsApp — Here's what I learned from it

A phishing attack starts with a fraudulent message, email, instant message or any other com…

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Over 6 million Facebook users hit by mega ad phishing campaign

The list of affected users is growing at a rapid pace of more than a 100 entries per minute, acc…

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Scammers are sending fake texts about FedEx and USPS packages, and it's fueling a conspiracy theory about a sex trafficking scandal

Despite social media claims, there's no evidence the texts, which appear to be from businesses like…

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A Russia-linked hacking group broke into Facebook accounts and posted fake footage of Ukrainian soldiers surrendering, Meta says

Meta said it had detected and intercepted two disinformation campaigns spreading fake news about th…

Isobel Asher Hamilton   


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10 things in tech: Uber fare rises, Instagram algorithm change, Zoom's wild year

Twitter has a new service, Acorns is about to go public, and Google faces a class-action lawsuit: 1…

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TikTok, Instagram and YouTube data leak exposes data of 235 million users

"The data was spread across several datasets and the most significant being two coming in at j…

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Instagram influencers are so overwhelmed by hackers, they're hiring hackers of their own to get their accounts back

But when affected influencers have reached out to Instagram to recover their accounts, the Facebook…

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It Took Instagram Six Months To Fix A Bug That Would Have Let Hackers Expose Your Private Pics

The bug that Lopez discovered would have let malicious parties use a common technique called "cross…

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The Truth About Marissa Mayer: An Unauthorized Biography

“As part of the narrative, I have included passages of dialogue. Dialogue— what words were said— is…

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Rage bait is all the rage on Threads — so I tried it. I'm sorry?

Threads attracts engagement-baiters: people asking grabby questions looking to get a bunch of repli…

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The Beyhive was right: Verizon's cryptic teasers led to a Beyoncé Super Bowl ad

Verizon released cryptic ads featuring Tony Hale this week, sparking speculation that Beyoncé would…

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Here’s how to stay safe from Chinese scammers releasing malicious Diwali-themed campaigns targeting Indians

If you have received social media links to websites that offer or promise free Diwali gifts, then t…

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Artificial intelligence is on the brink of an 'iPhone moment' and can boost the world economy by $15.7 trillion in 7 years, Bank of America says

The firm's strategists broke down why AI is about to "revolutionize everything" with a similar impa…

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