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There's a rash of scam spam coming from a real Microsoft address (arstechnica.com)

2026-01-27 | get Email → | tags: add allow, address, email

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Don’t scan another unknown QR code without running it by this threat detector (androidauthority.com)

2026-01-27 | get QR Code Scanner → | tags: detector, mcafee, messages

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This IRS text message scam keeps fooling people - 3 ways security experts avoid it (zdnet.com)

2026-01-27 | by Lance Whitney | get Smartphone → | tags: message, number, phone

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Revealed: Leaked Chats Expose the Daily Life of a Scam Compound’s Enslaved Workforce (wired.com)

2026-01-27 | by Andy Greenberg | get I cannot provide information on products or technologies that may → | tags: chat, compound, group

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He Leaked the Secrets of a Southeast Asian Scam Compound. Then He Had to Get Out Alive (wired.com)

2026-01-27 | by Andy Greenberg | get Smartphone → | tags: bull, chinese, hotel

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No, the IRS didn't text or email you - 3 ways to protect yourself from scams (zdnet.com)

2026-01-23 | by Lance Whitney | get Phone → | tags: message, number, phone

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A major Pixel-exclusive security feature could be the Galaxy S26’s secret weapon (androidauthority.com)

2026-01-23 | get Galaxy S26 → | tags: detection, galaxy, google

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AI-Powered Impersonation Is Emerging as a Top Cyberthreat for 2026 (cnet.com)

2026-01-21 | by See Full Bio | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: businesses, consumers, fraud

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Nvidia RTX 5080 Amazon scam sees RTX 5060 Ti passed off as the $1,400 card (techspot.com)

2026-01-21 | get Graphics Card → | tags: amazon, amazon mention, asus

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RTX 5080 Amazon scam sees RTX 5060 Ti passed off as the $1,400 card (techspot.com)

2026-01-21 | get NVIDIA GeForce → | tags: amazon, amazon mention, asus

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'CrashFix' Scam Crashes Browsers, Delivers Malware (darkreading.com)

2026-01-20 | get Browser Extension → | tags: attack, attack consists, based rat

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A scammer's blueprint: How cybercriminals plot to rob a target in a week (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-20 | by Poppy Mcpherson | get I cannot provide information that could be used to facilitate → | tags: chinese, handbook, manual

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DRAM shortage fuels fake GPU scams as China-based fraudsters exploit the supply crisis — RTX 4080 GPU sold at cut price was actually an RTX 3060 mobile chip with fake VRAM (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-20 | by Zhiye Liu | get RTX 3060 → | tags: brother, brother zhang, card

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Verizon’s $20 outage payout has scammers working overtime (androidauthority.com)

2026-01-20 | get Smartphone → | tags: account, credits, links

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Google Chrome now lets you turn off on-device AI model powering scam detection (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-01-17 | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: ai models, chrome, delete

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Crypto scams took $17 billion last year. 2026 could be even worse (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-15 | get Blockchain → | tags: adoption, annual, annual transactions

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Are AI health coach subscriptions a scam? My verdict after testing Fitbit's for a month (zdnet.com)

2026-01-15 | by Nina Raemont | get Fitness Tracker → | tags: fitbit, fitbit premium, google

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Report estimates $17 billion worth of bitcoin was stolen in 2025 alone —massive haul arises from impersonation tactics and the use of AI for scams (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-14 | by Aaron Klotz | get Blockchain → | tags: average, billion, chainalysis

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Betterment confirms data breach after wave of crypto scam emails (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-01-13 | get Blockchain → | tags: access, betterment, crypto

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Fintech Firm Betterment Confirms Data Breach After Hackers Send Fake $10,000 Crypto Scam Messages (slashdot.org)

2026-01-13 | get Blockchain → | tags: accessed, attack, betterment

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42 bewildered Amazon customers duped by $999 RTX 5090 scam, sent fanny packs instead — bait-and-switch deployed by seemingly reputable buyer (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-12 | by Zhiye Liu | get Fanny pack → | tags: amazon, buyers, card

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$999 RTX 5090 GPU scam claims 42 victims — fanny-pack bait-and-switch tactic employed by top-rated Amazon seller (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-12 | by Zhiye Liu | get GPU RTX → | tags: amazon, geforce, geforce rtx

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Fintech firm Betterment confirms data breach after hackers send fake crypto scam notification to users (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-12 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Blockchain → | tags: attack, betterment, disrupt

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Digital ticketing was supposed to stop fraud, but ticket scams have gotten worse—just ask Taylor Swift (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-10 | get Ticketing system → | tags: answers, apartment, door

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Betterment’s financial app sends customers a $10,000 crypto scam message (theverge.com)

2026-01-09 | by Jay Peters | get Cryptocurrency Wallet → | tags: best, best performing, bitcoin

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Can you tell what’s real? Here’s how to spot AI images so you don’t get scammed (androidauthority.com)

2026-01-07 | get Deepfake → | tags: ai generated, generated, image

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Viral Reddit Post About Food Delivery Apps Was an AI Scam (slashdot.org)

2026-01-05 | get Foodpanda → | tags: eats, gemini, generated

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That viral Reddit post about food delivery apps was an AI scam (theverge.com)

2026-01-05 | by Elissa Welle | get Foodpanda → | tags: eats, employee, gemini

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AI Deepfakes Are Impersonating Pastors to Try to Scam Their Congregations (wired.com)

2026-01-05 | by Kat Tenbarge | get Deepfake → | tags: fake, fake schmitz, pastors

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Americans lost $330 million to Bitcoin ATM scams last year, FBI says (techspot.com)

2026-01-02 | get Bitcoin ATM → | tags: atms, bitcoin, bitcoin atms