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Google is now targeting bad ads over bad actors (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-16 | by Jagmeet Singh | get AdGuard Ad Blocker → | tags: google, gemini, ads

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Users lose $9.5M to fake Ledger wallet app on the Apple App Store (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-15 | by Molly White | get Ledger Nano S Plus → | tags: ledger, apple app store, cryptocurrency

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Booking.com customers warned of 'reservation hijacking' after hack (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-04-15 | get Booking.com Security Key → | tags: booking.com, reservation hijacking, norton

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Telegram Is Still Hosting a Sanctioned $21 Billion Crypto Scammer Black Market (wired.com)

2026-04-14 | by Andy Greenberg | get Encrypted Messaging App → | tags: telegram, xinbi guarantee, crypto scammers

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How the rewards app Freecash scammed its way to the top of the app stores (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-14 | by Sarah Perez | tags: freecash, app store, malwarebytes

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'Job seekers have to be detectives': 3 signs that listing is a scam (zdnet.com)

2026-04-13 | by Erin Carson | get Fake Job Scam Detector → | tags: indeed, federal trade commission, remote jobs

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Your tech support company runs scams. Stop—or disguise with more fraud? (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-13 | tags: tech support, chargebacks, tech live connect

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Google’s building a better way for Android to protect more of you from scam calls (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-13 | get Call Screen Smartphone Accessory → | tags: google, android, verified calls

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Samsung’s next foldables could take a Galaxy S26-exclusive feature global (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-10 | get Samsung Galaxy Fold Screen Protector → | tags: samsung, galaxy z fold 8, scam detection

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China Is Cracking Down on Scams. Just Not the Ones Hitting Americans (wired.com)

2026-04-09 | by Lily Hay Newman | get Anti-Scam Tech Device → | tags: china, cyber scams, fbi

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$21 billion stolen from more than 1 million Americans due to cybercrime in 2025 — $11 billion come from stolen crypto, $8.6 billion taken from investment scams, while AI-related attacks cost $893 million (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-09 | by Jowi Morales | get Cybersecurity Anti-Phishing Kit → | tags: fbi, cryptocurrency, deepfake

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Crypto Scams and Senior Fraud Drive $21 Billion in 2025 Cyber Theft, FBI Reports (cnet.com)

2026-04-08 | by See Full Bio | get Crypto Security Hardware Wallet → | tags: cryptocurrency, fbi, phishing

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FBI: Americans lost a record $21 billion to cybercrime last year (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-07 | get Cybersecurity Anti-Phishing Kit → | tags: fbi, cybercrime, investment scams

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Crypto Investment Scams Were the Most Costly Type of Fraud in the U.S. in 2025 (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-07 | get Crypto Security Hardware Wallet → | tags: crypto, fbi, internet crime

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Scammers Want Our Data, Yet CNET Finds Many of Us Aren't Protecting Our Devices (cnet.com)

2026-04-06 | by See Full Bio | get VPN Privacy Protection Kit → | tags: malware, antivirus, phishing

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It’s way too easy to cheat now (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-06 | get Anti-Cheating Software Tool → | tags: generative ai, insurance fraud, ai-generated x-rays

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Crooks Behind $27M in 'Refund' Scams Busted By YouTube Pranksters After Being Lured to Fake Funeral (slashdot.org)

2026-04-05 | by Posted | get Fake Funeral Prank Kit → | tags: refund scams, cryptocurrency laundering, trilogy media

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Traffic violation scams switch to QR codes in new phishing texts (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-05 | get QR Code Scanner App → | tags: traffic scams, qr codes, phishing

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FTC reports a surge in $220M job fraud - here's how to vet listings, according to recruiters (zdnet.com)

2026-04-04 | by Erin Carson | get Job Verification Toolkit → | tags: linkedin, federal trade commission, job scams

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Update on the eBay Scam (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-03 | get eBay Scam Prevention Guide → | tags: ebay, scam, buyer protection

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Avast Premium Isn’t Flashy — But It Might Be the Smartest Cheap Antivirus Right Now (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-03 | get Avast Premium Security → | tags: avast, malware protection, deepfake detection

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Mt. Everest Climbers Thought They Were Being Rescued. They Were Actually Being Scammed for $20 Million. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-03 | by Jonathan Small | get Rescue Simulation Climbing Game → | tags: mount everest, nepal, helicopter rescue

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It Was a Hoax: Jonathan, the World's Oldest Tortoise, Is Still 'Alive and Well' (cnet.com)

2026-04-02 | by See Full Bio | get Tortoise Care Kit → | tags: jonathan tortoise, joe hollins, x social media

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Hoax post claiming the world's oldest tortoise had died was a crypto scam (techspot.com)

2026-04-02 | get Tortoise Crypto Collectible → | tags: joe hollins, jonathan tortoise, bbc

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Caller ID app Truecaller hits 500 million monthly users (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-31 | by Ivan Mehta | get Truecaller Premium Subscription → | tags: truecaller, scam protection, caller id

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Want to change your Gmail address? Now you can, without losing any data - here's how (zdnet.com)

2026-03-31 | by Artie Beaty | get Gmail Address Change Guide → | tags: gmail, google account, google drive

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Gone (Almost) Phishin' (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-31 | get Phishing Awareness Training Kit → | tags: apple watch, apple support, phishing scam

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If Google is serious about Android scams, there’s a bigger problem than sideloading (androidauthority.com)

2026-03-30 | get Android Security Toolkit → | tags: google, android, play store

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3 red flags that job posting is a scam - and how to verify safely (zdnet.com)

2026-03-30 | by Erin Carson | get Job Scam Detection Guide → | tags: indeed, federal trade commission, remote jobs

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Dealing with silent robocalls? This is why scam callers keep quiet (zdnet.com)

2026-03-29 | by Lance Whitney | get Call Blocker Phone App → | tags: robocalls, scam callers, spam filtering