How to not fall in love with AI-powered romance scammers
When so-called artificial intelligence (AI) becomes a tool to exploit our deepest human emotions, “love is blind.” Persuasive AI technology is increasingly targeting mature online dating, turning fantasies into advantageous and dangerous criminal enterprises. Romance fraud illustration (Kurt “Cyberguy” Knutsson) AI helps criminals create persuasive personas Romance scam It has become the most common type […]
Microsoft Teams is becoming a prime target for sophisticated scammers
If there's one company that has been targeted by fraudsters more than anyone else, it's Microsoft. From customer support scams to impersonation and phishing attacks, the company's services are constantly under threat. Recently, even Russian-sponsored hackers have been able to violate Microsoft and steal sensitive information. Microsoft Services as a whole is the main target, […]
Robocall Scammers Impersonating the FCC Shut Down After Targeting *Real* FCC Staffers
The FCC is proposing a $4,492,500 fine for voice service provider Telnyx for allegedly violating the “know customers” rule and enabling robocall scams. The con artist blew the scam game in his face, where FCC officials are impersonating FCC officials when they make the unfortunate mistake of targeting real FCC employees with robocalls. Ars Technica […]
Fake toll road texts sweep America as Chinese scammers target US drivers
A new fraud targeting residents throughout the United States has revealed a text message pretending to be from the Toll Road operator. For many people who receive these messages, it falls into a simple and expensive Trap. Scams begin when you receive a message that claims that there is an unpaid toll and you may […]
Scammers find sneaky way to bypass your iPhone’s safety features
As a worrisome development, cyber criminals may devise a new method to avoid Apple's IMESAGE embedded phishing protection functions and expose users to malicious links and fraud. This advanced tactic abuses the security functions designed to protect users, and turns into vulnerabilities that can lead to serious personal and economic risks. We will present the […]
AI scammers pretending to be Brad Pitt con woman out of $850,000
A happy relationship with a woman who was thought to be Hollywood's hunk Brad Pitt quickly turned into a living nightmare. On January 12, the French television channel TF1 aired an episode of the program “Sept à Huit”. The show tells the story of a 53-year-old interior designer named Anne, who revealed that she lost […]
TV Interview of Woman Who Lost Her Life Savings to Scammers Posing as Brad Pitt Pulled After Wave of Online Abuse
PARIS (AFP) – A French woman who revealed on television that she lost her life savings to a scammer posing as Brad Pitt faced a wave of online harassment and ridicule, with her interview withdrawn on Tuesday. Ta. The woman, named Anne, divorced her husband for 830,000 euros (approximately $850,000) because she believed she was […]
Text scammers blasting out bogus job offers stole $2.2M in crypto, NY AG says: ‘Never-ending nightmare’
New York's attorney general alleged on Thursday that text message scammers who advertised fake job offers defrauded several people of $2.2 million in crypto assets. The lawsuit, filed by Attorney General Letitia James's office, targets seven alleged victims in Queens and Nassau counties, as well as two in Virginia and Florida, in connection with a […]
Rank-and-file bank workers sell client data to online scammers: report
Bank officials are selling customer data in backroom deals with online fraudsters, facilitating sophisticated scams targeting Americans' survival savings, the report says. These bank insiders, typically the lowest-paid employees, continue to be arrested for selling personal information, exposing major weaknesses in banks' security. Bloomberg News reported. “The more employees within a company have access to […]
Scammers are targeting teens with these nasty tricks
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