eBay’s newest Nvidia GPU scams are even dumber than before
If you value your sanity, don’t try to buy a new graphics card on eBay right now. I had to take a peek at it on Monday and it’s, to…
Microsoft’s new ‘Scareware Blocker’ in Edge is here to fight off scams
Scareware is a type of malware that relies on scare tactics to get you to lower your guard and unknowingly install malware or give away sensitive personal data before you…
Brad Pitt Account Scams Woman Out Of $800K For Medical Needs
Whew! A French woman reportedly lost over $800,000 to scammers pretending to be Brad Pitt, who convinced her she was in a relationship with him and needed help paying for…
AI Imposter posing as Brad Pitt scams woman out of $850K in wild romance scheme
A French woman became entangled in an extraordinary deception after falling victim to someone pretending to be Brad Pitt online, resulting in her divorcing her spouse and losing substantial money.…
Trend Micro Fights Back Against Online Scams
Online scams are an increasingly common problem that many of us encounter. In fact, a recent report found that 78% of people experienced at least one scam in 2023, with…
Alexa Bliss Imposter Scams Elderly Man Out Of $1 Million
WWE Superstar Alexa Bliss‘ likeness was used in a lucrative scam … with a 79-year-old man draining his retirement savings and some of his granddaughter’s college fund after he was…
Meta tests facial recognition for spotting ‘celeb-bait’ ads scams and easier account recovery
Meta is expanding tests of facial recognition as an anti-scam measure to combat celebrity scam ads and more broadly, the Facebook owner announced Monday. Monika Bickert, Meta’s VP of content…
The FTC goes hunting for misleading ‘AI’ product claims and scams
The term “AI” is inescapable right now, spreading its way across every facet of every market, whether it actually makes sense or not. And as it turns out, the US…
Watch out! These 9 online banking scams drain your accounts
Bank customers who fall victim to cybercrime through phishing or other fraudulent methods are not only harmed in terms of the psychological stress and often onerous process of reversing the…
For security, we have to stop picking up the phone
How do you know that the person on the other end of a phone call is really who they say they are? Earlier in July, a Ferrari executive was flooded…