Items tagged with scam
Find me a scammer with scruples and I'll show you where to buy ocean front property in Arizona. Neither exists and I was reminded of this after selling a graphics card on eBay. Selling anything online, be it through eBay, Facebook...
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In today's high-tech world, some toll roads keep the traffic moving by using transponders and cameras, rather than requiring that every driver come to a full stop to shove money into a machine (or into the hands of a gatekeeper). Mistakes...
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The holidays are a time for cheer, joy, and time with friends and family. However, Google is warning Gmail users to be mindful, as grinches are looking to take advantage of people with scams and spam this time of year. The company is...
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Half a dozen former Apple employees find themselves in hot water over an alleged scheme involving Apple's Matching Gifts Program, in which the Cupertino company matches employee contributions of money or volunteer time to eligible...
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As artificial intelligence continues to progress, nefarious actors are finding new ways of using the technology to their advantage. A new warning has been issued by Microsoft Solutions consultant Sam Mitrovic concerning a "super realistic"...
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The knockoffs market has exploded in the past year or so, leading to fake Palworld and Helldivers 2 listings on Steam among many others. However, knockoffs are not exclusive to software and extend to the PC market, targeting folks looking...
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Both Helldivers 2 and Palworld have seen explosive growth and popularity since their respective releases, drawing in millions of gamers around the world. With this popularity, though, also comes opportunistic folks trying to make a quick...
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Tech support scammers have been around for quite some time, continually innovating and perfecting their game to rake in more money. The problem has become so big that even YouTubers like Kitboga are making a living trolling these people...
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Attempts at or unintended incidents of tracking military members have been happening for years, such as when the Strava running app leaked the location of military bases thanks to a published heat map of running locations. Now, however, a...
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A scary malware called Emotet could be coming to an inbox near you, so beware as you file your taxes this year. If you see an email looking suspiciously like what we're about to describe, do not open it.
Major malware app developer...
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The Linus Tech Tips YouTube channel fell victim to hackers overnight, with the attackers using it to promote a fake crypto giveaway. During the time the channel was being recovered, users attempting to view the channel encountered a...
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In the latest detection statistics by Dr. Web antivirus for Android, it found that more than two million users were being bamboozled into installing and using certain apps that were actually backdoors for malware, phishing, and adware...
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The holiday season at the end of the year is a busy time for online shoppers, between taking advantage of the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals and ordering gifts for friends and family. Sadly, threat actors have no qualms with...
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The US Department of Education is currently preparing to forgive up to $20,000 per person in federal student loan debt. While there are multiple outstanding legal challenges to the executive order that authorizes this plan, those with...
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Researchers at the cybersecurity firm Trellix have been keeping tabs on a sophisticated phishing campaign, known as BazarCall, since it first drew attention in 2020. This campaign evolved over time, pioneering a social engineering...
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Researchers at the cybersecurity firm ReasonLabs have discovered a credit card scam campaign estimated to have extracted tens of millions of dollars from tens of thousands of credit card holders. This scheme utilizes fake dating websites...
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The Shack is back on Twitter promoting its crypto and NFTs in an NFSW kind of way, and reactions are mixed. The 100-year old tech retailer decided to reimagine itself, following decades of decline, bankruptcy and being delisted by New York...
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Popular portrayals of hackers tend to show them as computer geniuses who use their elite technical skills to breach computer systems. However, in real life, bad actors often don’t bother to directly hack computer systems when they can...
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Last week, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a report according to which cryptocurrency scammers have swindled Americans out of over $1 billion since 2021. Cryptocurrency scams are rampant on social media sites, as well as...
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Everywhere you look there is someone who is trying to convince you to invest in cryptocurrency. Unfortunately, many of these promos are simply a scam. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently reported that Americans have lost over $1...
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Cryptocurrency scams are quite common these days, likely due, at least in part, to the perception that cryptocurrency is an easily accessible investment vehicle. Just last week, the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it...
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We’ve recently covered a number of sophisticated phishing scam techniques, including fake animated windows designed to steal passwords and automated call bots that trick victims into giving away multi-factor authentication codes. While...
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