Best Buy and Geek Squad were the most impersonated companies in tech scams last year
[ad_1] The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has revealed its findings on the most impersonated companies during 2023 in a bid...
Spotting scams online: Some helpful tips from Cash App
[ad_1] Today, thanks to peer-to-peer (P2P) services like Cash App, our money is more accessible than ever. That means fewer...
AI-generated Elon Musk videos flood YouTube with fake eclipse streams to promote crypto scams
[ad_1] It's April 8, 2024 and all anyone can talk about is today's solar eclipse. News articles, social media posts,...
The FTC is trying to help victims of impersonation scams get their money back
[ad_1] Illustration by Laura Normand / The Verge The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has a new way to combat the...
How to Keep Your Loved Ones Safe From Financial Scams
[ad_1] As the guy in my family who writes for WIRED, I often act as tech support. When relatives want...
The crypto scams are getting better — is YouTube prepared?
[ad_1] The video is almost convincing: it features Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko announcing a “historic day” for Solana. He thanks...
QR codes can be phishing scams in disguise, warns the FTC
[ad_1] The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned the public against scanning any old QR code in a consumer alerts blog...
Buyer beware – shoppers could lose close to a billion pounds in scams this Christmas, experts warn
[ad_1] Shoppers in Britain might lose up to £800m in online shopping scams this festive season, new research has warned.A...
Fraudsters may abuse ChatGPT and Bard to pump out highly convincing scams
[ad_1] New research from Which? has claimed generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Bard lack “effective defenses” from fraudsters.Where...
Scammers are targeting plastic surgery clinics with extortion scams
[ad_1] Cybercriminals are targeting plastic surgery offices with ransomware, and are using stolen sensitive information to pressure the businesses into...
JPMorgan’s Chase UK bans crypto transactions amid surge in scams
[ad_1] JPMorgan’s digital bank Chase will restrict all cryptocurrency-related transactions for its customers in the UK, as lenders step up...
Google Docs phishing scams are on the rise – here’s what you need to know
[ad_1] Cybersecurity software company Check Point has identified a worrying new Google Docs phishing scam that is bypassing usual detection...
Beware – these Amazon Prime Day scams could leave you seriously out of pocket
[ad_1] With this year's Amazon Prime Day sales now well underway, security experts have warned bargain-hunting shoppers to take care...
Meta platforms top the list of UK payment scams, finance group claims
[ad_1] UK Finance, which represents more than 300 companies, has written to the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, requesting that ministers make...
AI Is Being Used to ‘Turbocharge’ Scams
[ad_1] Code hidden inside PC motherboards left millions of machines vulnerable to malicious updates, researchers revealed this week. Staff at security...
Molly White Tracks Crypto Scams. It’s Going Just Great | WIRED
[ad_1] As cryptocurrencies rise and fall, there’s one number that just keeps going up. Whenever somebody loses money to a...
80% of our fraud scams come from Meta’s platforms, leading UK bank warns
[ad_1] TSB is urging consumers to remain wary of financial fraud on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, as scams through Meta’s...
ChatGPT could be worse than cryptocurrency when it comes to scams
[ad_1] Meta, the company behind Facebook, has been the latest company to publicly warn about a growing pandemic of ChatGPT...
Tinder’s new video selfie verification further combats romance scams
[ad_1] Tinder is fortifying its photo verification system with video — specifically, by asking members to take a series of...
These next-level phishing scams use PayPal or Google Docs to steal your data
[ad_1] Unidentified threat actors are leveraging legitimate services such as PayPal or Google Workspace to send out phishing emails and...
