Liza and Harry Take Hits for You in This Holiday Twofer
Buying or selling, the holiday season is a sh*thow of scammers and con artists. Be on your guard.
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[Infographic] Know Your Scams: Catfishing
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Kitten Lady Hannah Shaw’s Meta Scam Gets Travis a New Cat
A kitten-rescuing (i.e., heroic) internet celebrity brings a brand new Meta-related scam to our attention.
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How .tk Became a TLD for Scammers
Sad story of Tokelau, and how its top-level domain “became the unwitting host to the dark underworld by providing a never-ending supply of domain names that could be weaponized against internet users. Scammers began using .tk websites to do every…
MyGov to use face or fingerprint recognition instead of passwords in bid to fight scams
Announcement of change to Australians’ accounts from 2024 comes amid concern over ‘scam-in-a-box kits’ being sold on dark webFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast…
Taylor Swift: warning over fake tickets as NAB urges punters to be wary of social media scams
Concern around fake Taylor Swift ticket scams comes as bank reveals $220,000 worth of transactions abandoned dailyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastNational Au…
Adam Levin Discusses Social Media Hacks and Scams with Nina Pineda & WABC7
Adam Levin was featured on a segment on WABC-TV’s “7 On Your Side” with host Nina Paneda, where he discussed how to identify, and to protect against, social media account takeovers, hacks and scams.
See the segment below:
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UK consumers lose £580m to fraudsters in first half of 2023, figures reveal
Romance scams and ID theft among fastest growing categories with total of 1.4m fraud cases recorded thus far, says UK FinanceScammers were responsible for nearly 1.4m cases of fraud in the UK during the first half of 2023 – the equivalent of one every …
Legacy authentication leads to growing consumer frustration
Despite widespread usage of passwords lingering on, consumers want to use stronger, more user-friendly alternatives, according to FIDO Alliance. Entering a password manually without any form of additional authentication was the most commonly used authe…
Online daters warned of fraudsters posting fake celebrity profiles
Police say romance fraud has ‘soared’ but true extent unknown as many victims do not come forwardPolice have warned online daters of the risks of fake celebrity profiles after a woman lost about £5,000 to a romance fraudster posing as TV chef James Mar…