Bryan Denny is Your All-Purpose Dating Chum
If you want to catch a catfish, you’re going to have to chum. And Bryan Denny is the perfect bait.
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Scams
Threat actors are experimenting with QR codes
Hackers are diversifying attack methods, including a surge in QR code phishing campaigns, according to HP. From February 2022, Microsoft began blocking macros in Office files by default, making it harder for attackers to run malicious code. Data collec…
SVB collapse is a scammer’s dream: Don’t get caught out
How cybercriminals can exploit Silicon Valley Bank’s downfall for their own ends and at your expense
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Newark officials hoodwinked by delegates of fictional country of Kailasa
Mayor and city council agreed to partnership with nonexistent nation invented by Indian fugitive Swami NithyanandaThe city of Newark, New Jersey, has confirmed that it was duped over five days in January when Mayor Ras Baraka invited what he believed t…
5 signs you’ve fallen for a scam – and what to do next
Here’s how to know you have fallen victim to a scam – and what to do in order to undo or mitigate the damage.
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Internet crime in 2022: Over $3 billion lost to investment scammers
“In 2022, investment scam losses were the most (common or dollar amount) scheme reported to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3),” the FBI shared in its 2022 Internet Crime Report. This category includes crypto-investment scams such as…
Common WhatsApp scams and how to avoid them
Here’s a roundup of some of the most common tricks that fraudsters use to dupe their victims on WhatsApp – and what you can do to protect yourself against them.
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Fake ChatGPT Chrome extension targeted Facebook Ad accounts
ChatGPT has garnered a lot of questions about its security and capacity for manipulation, partly because it is a new software that has seen unprecedented growth (hosting 100 million users just two months following its launch). Security concerns vary fr…
April’s Mom Was Addicted to Her Scammer
A catphisher conned April’s mom into sending him hundred of thousands of dollars.
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Don’t be fooled by a pretty icon, malicious apps hide in plain sight
Apps, whether for communication, productivity or gaming, are one of the biggest threats to mobile security, according to McAfee. The end of 2022 saw the release of some game-changing applications such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot and DALL-E 2 image gene…