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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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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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Tories investigate donor Paul Borrow-Longain over alleged 'disreputable' behaviour as more sources come forward
The Conservatives launched an investigation into Paul Borrow-Longain, amid new claims he used party…
Catherine Neilan
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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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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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Ethereum's cofounder says we'll soon use 'soulbound tokens' to verify things like school and employment — all stored in a 'souls' wallet
Vitalik Buterin says soulbound tokens are NFTs that could help build an "extended resume," bolster …
Katie Canales
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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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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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Thousands of shady websites with 'coronavirus' or 'covid' in their domain have popped up since January - and it reflects how eagerly scammers are trying to cash in on the epidemic
"Over the past 10 days, we've found 25 COVID-19 related URLs that were actively being used for phis…
Aaron Holmes
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Scammers and grifters are hawking face masks and fake coronavirus vaccines on YouTube, and the platform only took down many of the videos after being confronted
Despite these efforts, videos and ads violating these policies have been found on YouTube and Googl…
Paige Leskin
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Online scammers are bombarding young 'Fortnite' players with fake offers for free v-bucks
Unfortunately, offers for free v-bucks are largely predatory, providing a front for phishing websit…
Kevin Webb
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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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Infected blood, fake coronavirus serums, and hospital ventilators are all for sale on the dark web
"This is the digital equivalent of walking down the very dark alley in your city where drugs and gu…
Jeff Elder
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Oracle discovered a mobile fraud operation plaguing 10 million app downloads, and it shows how pervasive scammers still are for advertisers
For one, it plugs into popular apps like Perfect365, an augmented reality app that lets users virtu…
Lauren Johnson
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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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The man who invented the web keeps puncturing Silicon Valley's self-aggrandising ideals about how it's been great for humanity
It isn't clear exactly who Berners-Lee is referring to here, but the most obvious person is Aleksan…
Shona Ghosh
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'We're going to make this go away entirely': AppNexus says it's found a way to stamp out fake web traffic for good
PENRYN, ENGLAND - MAY 09: Engineered Arts RoboThespian robots are pictured at the company's headqua…
Mike Shields
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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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Love & loss: Deepfakes, GenAI amplifying romance scams in India, warn researchers
As Valentine's Day approaches, cyber-security researchers on Monday said that romance scams are on …