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8 Crypto Scams You Should Watch Out For
While blockchain and cryptocurrency have created many opportunities for the average person, they have also attracted scammers, making the space rife with fraud. Whether you’re already involved or considering entering this space, here are some common crypto scams you should watch out for. 8 Wallet Draining Scams Octus_Photography/Shutterstock.com Wallet drain scams are a serious threat that can wipe out your…
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The New Scams to Watch Out For
Name: James OrrLives in: Fresno, Calif.Amount lost: $7,000 When James Orr, an engineer living with his wife in Fresno, Calif, saw a brochure for Primo Network Adventures in his mailbox, it caught his attention. The colorful pamphlet included images of people lounging on cruise ships and reclining in first-class airline seats. It seemed to promise a cruise and a weeklong…
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Microsoft Edge will soon protect you from these scary scams that even Chrome can’t
If you’re already a fan of Microsoft’s Edge, or if you have a newer computer user in the house, you’ll want to know about the browser’s latest feature: a scareware blocker. This new built-in security feature aims to keep users from falling for malware that attempts to trick them into giving out personal or financial information by filling their screens…
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New Chatbot for Malware Creation, Scams
Security researchers have discovered a new malicious chatbot advertised on cybercrime forums. GhostGPT generates malware, business email compromise scams, and more material for illegal activities. The chatbot likely uses a wrapper to connect to a jailbroken version of OpenAI’s ChatGPT or another large language model, the Abnormal Security experts suspect. Jailbroken chatbots have been instructed to ignore their safeguards to…
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What are brushing scams? Are they dangerous?
I’ve written a lot about cybersecurity and how to avoid online threats. The threats could vary quite a bit, but they all had one thing in common: you would never want to fall victim to them. Brushing scams aren’t so clear-cut. Not that you necessarily want to be on the receiving end of a brushing scam, but the consequences of…
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What are Fake Trojan Scams and How Can You Avoid Them?
You probably know about trojan viruses to some degree. You likely have an antivirus program installed on your computer to detect and block them – as you should. But did you know that fake trojan viruses can be just as dangerous? If you’re not careful, a fake trojan virus can lead to a real one. A fake trojan virus attack…
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Telegram Has a New Verification Strategy to Cut Down on Scams
Misinformation and scams are an unfortunate reality of the internet in 2024. That “news” account might really be pushing falsehoods and lies, while that outreach from “Google” likely isn’t from the company at all. You really need to be on guard at all times when processing the information that passes through your social feeds, which is why it helps when apps…
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Common Apple Pay Scams and How to Avoid Them
Apple has hundreds of millions of customers worldwide. Nearly 75% of them use Apple Pay. Apple Pay is Apple’s digital payment service. It’s an extremely popular service, and it’s easy to understand why. You can send money to any individual or merchant using Apple Pay, and the payments are close to instantaneous. On top of that, Apple Pay is more…
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FTC warns of online task job scams hooking victims like gambling
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 promises of earning more if they deposit their own money. Although this type of scam was nearly non-existent in 2020, with the FTC receiving zero reports, the agency documented 5,000…
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What are Zelle scams? (and how to avoid them)
Zelle scams are on the rise because convenience breeds popularity, and that popularity is an opportunity for scammers. To give you an idea of Zelle’s popularity, in 2023 alone, consumers and small businesses sent 2.9 billion transactions totaling 806 billion dollars—a scam goldmine. This post provides an overview of Zelle and how it works, a rundown of some of the…
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