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COVID-19 vaccines are selling on the dark web for as much as $1,000 in bitcoin
The number of ads for COVID-19 vaccines on the dark web have continued to increase since the vaccin…
Grace Kay
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How to tell if the person you're talking to on a dating app is trying to steal your money
Step three is where things start getting really interesting. It's called the "cashing out" stage, a…
James Cook
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Explained: How AI is being used for scams and what you can do to protect yourself
Artificial intelligence or AI has been the buzzword all over the world in the last one year, since …
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North Korean scammers are posing as American job candidates to infiltrate crypto startups
"They're basically reading off of a piece of paper, and you can literally see their eyes — li…
Katie Canales
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Look out for fake donation links for Afghanistan and Haiti relief
After world disasters like the earthquake in Haiti and the Afghan refugee crisis, scammers flood th…
Heather Schlitz
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Scammers are using stolen credit card data to set up fake websites that charge a small monthly fee that you may never notice. Here's how to protect yourself.
Researchers say companies like Amazon Web Services, Visa, Mastercard, and GoDaddy are allegedly unk…
Samantha Delouya
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Hackers are playing a 'cat-and-mouse game' with the IRS - and doing an 'amazingly' good job at stealing your tax returns
As the IRS implements new security measures, attackers develop new schemes to overcome them. The ne…
Dan Turkel
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The company that processes payments for Amazon and Swiggy has reported a data leak of over 100 million debit and credit cardholders
In what could be a major data breach, information of over 100 million debit and credit card users f…
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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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How a hacker got sweet revenge on scammers who tried to take advantage of his parents
They directed him to install a remote-assistant app that let them control his computer (in reality,…
Rob Price
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Delhi woman loses ₹50 lakh in SIM Swap scam – Here’s how you can stay safe
In a bizarre incident, a woman from Delhi has reportedly lost ₹50 lakh to a new scam that is on the…
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It's much easier than you think to start a robocalling scam campaign (I could make robocalls to millions of people for cheap right now if I wanted to)
Indeed, just search for "robocalling services" on a search engine like Google or Bing, click on one…
Antonio Villas-Boas
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Scammers are taking advantage of the Ukraine crisis to trick people into donating to fake causes
"Scammers prey on people's kindness and will exploit every opportunity to benefit themselves," said…
Waiyee Yip
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There's a good chance you're a victim of credit card scams and you don't even know it - here's what to do
Other credit card scam calls, according to CreditCards.com, can involve scammers notifying you of "…
Hillary Hoffower
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Here is what happens when your credit/debit card number, name and CVV end up on the dark web
You must be wondering how debit and credit cards end up on the dark web and why. In this post,…
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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
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Scammers set up fake websites posing as COVID-19 treatments to trick people into sharing personal information, US officials warn
COVID-19-related fraud has proliferated in the past year, with Americans losing over $211 million t…
Aaron Holmes
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AI spam is already starting to ruin the internet
We're starting to see one prediction come true of how artificial intelligence will affect the inter…
Katie Notopoulos
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A British TV star is suing Facebook for defamation over 'scam' bitcoin adverts
"I don't do adverts. I've told Facebook that. Any ad with my picture or name in is without my permi…