FBI says to watch out for verification scams on dating apps
It’s completely despicable, but not in the least surprising, that scammers have turned to dating apps to find their latest victims. The FBI recently published …
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Beware: Do not click on this text message from Amazon if you receive it
I was on a video chat a few days ago with someone who works at Facebook, and the conversation turned at one point to the …
Beware: Scammers can hack you using nothing but a phone number
I’m just about finished reading New York Times writer Nicole Perlroth’s fantastic new book, This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends, in which …
New WhatsApp scam claims to offer pink theme, instead steals your data
Whether you are prone to being fooled by every malicious link that finds its way into your inbox or you fancy yourself a savvy internet …
If you get this message from Apple, don’t open it, because it’s a scam
Every so often, I’ll get a call from a family member or friend asking about a strange and concerning warning that popped up on their …
If you have a Roku player and see this message, report it right away
With the number of Roku users now surpassing 51 million users, the platform has become an attractive target for scammers looking to take advantage of …
Marvel movie actor busted by FBI for selling fake coronavirus medicine
FBI agents busted a man who claimed to be selling coronavirus cures and treatments. The man turned out to be Keith Lawrence Middlebrook, an actor …
There’s a new FedEx text message scam that you need to know about
The hard part about avoiding dangerous online and mobile scams is that scammers have become much more sophisticated in recent years. Whether it’s a phishing …
Feds bust Texas family for Masters ticket scam that used stolen identities
This year’s Masters golf tournament turned out to be one for the ages, with the venerable Tiger Woods completing a historic return to form and …
Oregon college students scammed Apple out of $900,000 using fake iPhones
Apple is one of the most valuable companies on the planet, but it didn’t reach the pinnacle of consumer tech by allowing itself to be …
Con artists take advantage of a revived Chrome bug to spread tech support scams
Scammers never sleep, not even on national holidays. According to Ars Technica, con artists have once again been found taking advantage of a bug in …
Non-bombshell report finds 4 out of every 5 ICOs are a scam
Crypto billionaires-in-waiting, it’s time to brace yourselves. A new research paper has found that of all the large ICOs that have tried to raise funds …
And this is why you don’t scam a security professional on Reddit
Trying to scam someone on the internet is always a bad idea, but if that someone turns out to be the head of a security …
Scammers are using fake tech support pages to steal thousands from unsuspecting users
While most topics in the tech world tend to engender impassioned debate, there’s one issue that everyone can unanimously agree on: tech scammers who prey …
Samsung, LG and others fined $40 million in Korean price-fixing scam
Korean regulators on Thursday fined domestic mobile phone manufacturers and carriers 45.3 billion won (roughly $40.2 million) for price-fixing and consumer fraud. According to the …
AT&T and T-Mobile victims of $22M handset scam
Funny, usually it’s the carriers doing the robbing. According to a recent report in the Wall Street Journal, eight men were indicted yesterday for allegedly …
Reports of a Gmail security flaw are proven false
A recent rumor of a Gmail security vulnerability that reportedly led to people having their domains hijacked was proven to be false on Wednesday. The …
Pirate Bay to offer video streaming service? No, its a scam.
This rumor has been floating around since May 2007 when Pirate Bay’s own Brokep announced that Pirate Bay would launch a video streaming website (videobay.org) …
