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Google Chrome uses AI to analyze pages in new scam detection feature
2024-12-20 21:31

Google is using artificial intelligence to power a new Chrome scam protection feature that analyzes brands and the intent of pages as you browse the web. [...]

Google says new scam protection feature in Chrome uses AI
2024-12-20 21:31

Google is planning to use "AI" in Chrome to detect scams when you browse random web pages. [...]

INTERPOL Pushes for "Romance Baiting" to Replace "Pig Butchering" in Scam Discourse
2024-12-18 09:10

INTERPOL is calling for a linguistic shift that aims to put to an end to the term "pig butchering," instead advocating for the use of "romance baiting" to refer to online scams where victims are...

New Investment Scam Leverages AI, Social Media Ads to Target Victims Worldwide
2024-12-16 10:17

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new kind of investment scam that leverages a combination of social media malvertising, company-branded posts, and artificial intelligence (AI)...

FTC warns of online task job scams hooking victims like gambling
2024-12-13 19:51

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns about a significant rise in gambling-like online job scams, known as "task scams," that draw people into earning cash through repetitive tasks, with the...

North Korea's fake IT worker scam hauled in at least $88M over six years
2024-12-13 00:32

DoJ thinks it's found the folks that ran it, and some of the 'IT warriors' sent out to fleece employers North Korea's fake IT worker scams netted the hermit kingdom $88 million over six years,...

Fake Recruiters Distribute Banking Trojan via Malicious Apps in Phishing Scam
2024-12-10 14:13

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a sophisticated mobile phishing (aka mishing) campaign that's designed to distribute an updated version of the Antidot banking trojan. "The attackers...

Meta removes over 2 million accounts pushing pig butchering scams
2024-11-24 16:19

Meta announced that it has taken down 2 million accounts across its platforms since the beginning of the year that are linked to pig butchering and other scams. [...]

Bangkok busts SMS Blaster sending 1 million scam texts from a van
2024-11-24 15:09

The Thai police, working together with Thailand's largest telecommunications service provider, Advanced Info Service (AIS), located and busted the Chinese operators of an SMS blaster device that...

North Korean Hackers Steal $10M with AI-Driven Scams and Malware on LinkedIn
2024-11-23 11:53

The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Sapphire Sleet is estimated to have stolen more than $10 million worth of cryptocurrency as part of social engineering campaigns orchestrated over a...