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AI Browsers: Convenience vs. Scamlexity
New AI-powered browsers offer convenience but are vulnerable to scams, with researchers demonstrating AI agents falling for phishing emails and fake websites, highlighting a new era of "Scamlexity".
AI Browsers: Convenience vs. Scamlexity
New AI-powered browsers offer convenience but are vulnerable to scams, with researchers demonstrating AI agents falling for phishing emails and fake websites, highlighting a new era of "Scamlexity".
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52% Bias Score
WhatsApp Deletes 6.8 Million Fraud-Linked Accounts, Implements New Security Features
Meta's WhatsApp deleted 6.8 million accounts linked to criminal fraud rings during the first half of 2023, implementing new security features like a review for group additions from non-contacts, and collaborating with OpenAI to stop ChatGPT-related scams.
WhatsApp Deletes 6.8 Million Fraud-Linked Accounts, Implements New Security Features
Meta's WhatsApp deleted 6.8 million accounts linked to criminal fraud rings during the first half of 2023, implementing new security features like a review for group additions from non-contacts, and collaborating with OpenAI to stop ChatGPT-related scams.
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24% Bias Score
Singapore Grants Police Power to Freeze Bank Accounts to Combat Scams
Singapore's new Protection from Scams Act, effective Tuesday, grants police the power to freeze citizens' bank accounts if a scam is suspected, aiming to combat record \$860 million scam losses in 2024, despite concerns over potential misuse of power.
Singapore Grants Police Power to Freeze Bank Accounts to Combat Scams
Singapore's new Protection from Scams Act, effective Tuesday, grants police the power to freeze citizens' bank accounts if a scam is suspected, aiming to combat record \$860 million scam losses in 2024, despite concerns over potential misuse of power.
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36% Bias Score
London Police Crack Down on Courier Fraud, Recovering £250,000
London's Metropolitan Police arrested 18 individuals and recovered £250,000 in a crackdown on courier fraud, a scam where criminals call pretending to be police or bank officials, tricking victims into handing over bank cards and cash, predominantly targeting vulnerable older people (80% over 65).
London Police Crack Down on Courier Fraud, Recovering £250,000
London's Metropolitan Police arrested 18 individuals and recovered £250,000 in a crackdown on courier fraud, a scam where criminals call pretending to be police or bank officials, tricking victims into handing over bank cards and cash, predominantly targeting vulnerable older people (80% over 65).
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20% Bias Score
AI-Powered Deepfakes Promote Illegal Online Casinos on Apple's App Store
Scammers used AI-generated deepfakes of journalists to promote mobile games that secretly linked to illegal UK online casinos, reaching at least 250,000 viewers on Facebook before being removed by Apple and the Gambling Commission.
AI-Powered Deepfakes Promote Illegal Online Casinos on Apple's App Store
Scammers used AI-generated deepfakes of journalists to promote mobile games that secretly linked to illegal UK online casinos, reaching at least 250,000 viewers on Facebook before being removed by Apple and the Gambling Commission.
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20% Bias Score
AI-Powered Job Application Scams Surge, Posing Major Security Risk
AI is enabling a surge in sophisticated job application scams, with Gartner predicting that 25% of applicants will be fake by 2028; North Korean operatives are already using this method to generate hundreds of millions of dollars annually for their military.
AI-Powered Job Application Scams Surge, Posing Major Security Risk
AI is enabling a surge in sophisticated job application scams, with Gartner predicting that 25% of applicants will be fake by 2028; North Korean operatives are already using this method to generate hundreds of millions of dollars annually for their military.
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32% Bias Score
WhatsApp Screen Mirroring Scam Steals Accounts, Demands Money
Cybercriminals use WhatsApp video calls to trick users into screen sharing, stealing accounts and demanding money via Bizum.
WhatsApp Screen Mirroring Scam Steals Accounts, Demands Money
Cybercriminals use WhatsApp video calls to trick users into screen sharing, stealing accounts and demanding money via Bizum.
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16% Bias Score
WhatsApp Blocks 6.8 Million Fraudulent Accounts
WhatsApp blocked 6.8 million fraudulent accounts in the first half of 2024, primarily originating from Southeast Asian forced labor camps and designed to promote cryptocurrency investment scams and fake job offers using AI-generated messages; the company is adding new features to alert users to pote...
WhatsApp Blocks 6.8 Million Fraudulent Accounts
WhatsApp blocked 6.8 million fraudulent accounts in the first half of 2024, primarily originating from Southeast Asian forced labor camps and designed to promote cryptocurrency investment scams and fake job offers using AI-generated messages; the company is adding new features to alert users to pote...
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40% Bias Score
Thailand Closes Border with Cambodia Amidst Escalating Dispute
Thailand has completely closed its border with Cambodia following a fatal armed confrontation and escalating tensions, affecting thousands of tourists and highlighting concerns about transnational scams operating in Cambodia.
Thailand Closes Border with Cambodia Amidst Escalating Dispute
Thailand has completely closed its border with Cambodia following a fatal armed confrontation and escalating tensions, affecting thousands of tourists and highlighting concerns about transnational scams operating in Cambodia.
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40% Bias Score
\$44 Billion Cyberscam Industry Thrives in Southeast Asia Despite Crackdowns
A UN report reveals that Asian crime syndicates' cyberscam operations in Southeast Asia generate an estimated \$44 billion annually, impacting Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar significantly, despite crackdowns and the freeing of thousands of human trafficking victims.
\$44 Billion Cyberscam Industry Thrives in Southeast Asia Despite Crackdowns
A UN report reveals that Asian crime syndicates' cyberscam operations in Southeast Asia generate an estimated \$44 billion annually, impacting Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar significantly, despite crackdowns and the freeing of thousands of human trafficking victims.
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40% Bias Score
SMS Security Risks Persist Despite Warnings and Impending RCS Upgrade
Following warnings from the FBI and CISA about Chinese hackers exploiting unencrypted SMS, users shifted to encrypted alternatives like WhatsApp and Signal, yet many have returned to SMS despite ongoing security risks; RCS offers a potential solution, but its rollout is delayed.
SMS Security Risks Persist Despite Warnings and Impending RCS Upgrade
Following warnings from the FBI and CISA about Chinese hackers exploiting unencrypted SMS, users shifted to encrypted alternatives like WhatsApp and Signal, yet many have returned to SMS despite ongoing security risks; RCS offers a potential solution, but its rollout is delayed.
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44% Bias Score
Rise in elder scams in the Netherlands
Elderly and vulnerable individuals in the Netherlands are increasingly targeted by scammers posing as police officers or other authorities to steal their money and valuables; despite media warnings, the number of successful scams continues to rise.
Rise in elder scams in the Netherlands
Elderly and vulnerable individuals in the Netherlands are increasingly targeted by scammers posing as police officers or other authorities to steal their money and valuables; despite media warnings, the number of successful scams continues to rise.
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44% Bias Score
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