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Apple dinged over low-quality, scammy-looking ads on Apple News (9to5mac.com)

2026-02-06 | by Marcus Mendes | get News → | tags: apple, apple news, mcelhearn

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Bipartisan SCAM Act would require online platforms to crack down on fraudulent ads (engadget.com)

2026-02-04 | get Social Credit System → | tags: consumers, gallego, moreno

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CTM360 Report Warns of Global Surge in Fake High-Yield Investment Scams (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-02-02 | get Investment Scam Detector → | tags: hyip, hyips, scam

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China Executes 11 Members of Myanmar Scam Mafia (slashdot.org)

2026-02-01 | by Posted | get Huawei → | tags: border, china, laukkaing

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Crypto wallets received a record $158 billion in illicit funds last year (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-01-30 | get Cryptocurrency wallet → | tags: activity, cryptocurrency, labs

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

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

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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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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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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 $333 million to Bitcoin ATM fraud in 2025 — FBI says there is a ‘clear and constant rise’ of this scam, and that it is ‘not slowing down’ (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-01 | by Jowi Morales | get Bitcoin ATM → | tags: athena, crypto, million

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Meta created 'playbook' to fend off pressure to crack down on scammers (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-31 | get Facebook → | tags: crack, crack scammers, created

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How AI Is Making Life Easier for Cybercriminals (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2025-12-26 | get I can't fulfill this request. → | tags: bigger, bigger targeted, convincing

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Beware of 'gift card draining' and two other top holiday scams, US Treasury warns (zdnet.com)

2025-12-16 | by Lance Whitney | get Gift card → | tags: cyber, fraud, giving

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Beware: PayPal subscriptions abused to send fake purchase emails (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-12-14 | get PayPal Subscriptions → | tags: email, emails, paypal

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Scammers are poisoning AI search results to steer you straight into their traps - here's how (zdnet.com)

2025-12-09 | by Charlie Osborne | get Google → | tags: answers, number, scam

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FBI warns of virtual kidnapping scams using altered social media photos (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-12-05 | get Social Media Photos → | tags: loved, photos, ransom

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Trumps Scores Big Win for Gas Guzzlers, but Not All Auto Giants Are On Board (gizmodo.com)

2025-12-03 | get Gas Guzzler → | tags: green, green new, kill

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Android’s in-call scam protection goes live in the US to stop screen-sharing fraud (androidauthority.com)

2025-12-03 | get Google Pixel → | tags: android, feature, financial

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Google expands Android scam protection feature to Chase, Cash App in U.S. (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-12-03 | get Google Wallet → | tags: apps, financial, google

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Scammers hacked her phone and stole thousands - so how did they get her details? (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2025-11-25 | get Smartphone → | tags: account, breaches, email

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Meta Allegedly Profited by $16B From Scam Ads. US Senators Demand FTC, SEC Probe (cnet.com)

2025-11-24 | by See Full Bio | get Facebook → | tags: alleged, fraud, investigation

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This ghost tapping scam can steal money from your mobile wallet or card - how to block it (zdnet.com)

2025-11-21 | by Lance Whitney | get Phone → | tags: card, payment, scam

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Avast Makes AI-Driven Scam Defense Available for Free Worldwide (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-11-21 | get AI-driven Scam Defense → | tags: avast, free, guardian

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Don't get ghost tapped: 5 ways to block thieves from scanning your wallet (zdnet.com)

2025-11-21 | by Lance Whitney | get Smart Wallet → | tags: card, payment, scam