Published on: 2025-06-08 21:56:31
The U.S. government imposed sanctions on FUNNULL, a company accused of providing infrastructure for cybercriminals running so-called “pig butchering” crypto scams that have led to $200 million in losses for Americans victims. On Thursday, the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced the sanctions, saying FUNNULL is “linked to the majority of virtual currency investment scam websites reported to the FBI.” The press release said that the $200 million in losses results in an average l
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Scammers gotta be scamming. Getty Images Whether it's scam text messages, fake ads, unsolicited social media messages, or just plain old phishing emails, the methods used by cybercriminals to hook their targets are getting more sophisticated and believable. That's the upshot of a report released Wednesday by Google ahead of its Safety Engineering Center's inaugural Scams Summit. The research pointed to recent Federal Trade Commission data showing that reported fraud losses jumped 25% to $12.5
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Scammers gotta be scamming. Getty Images Whether it's scam text messages, fake ads, unsolicited social media messages, or just plain old phishing emails, the methods used by cybercriminals to hook their targets are getting more sophisticated and believable. That's the upshot of a report released Wednesday by Google ahead of its Safety Engineering Center's inaugural Scams Summit. The research pointed to recent Federal Trade Commission data showing that reported fraud losses jumped 25% to $12.5
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Getty Images/CNET Falling for a scam once feels bad enough. But the reality is that if you've been a victim, there's a good chance you'll be targeted again -- perhaps by the same swindler. In fact, con artists are known to go after scam victims by posing as FBI agents or other agencies and claiming to be helping get your money back. Americans lost $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, according to the Federal Trade Commission, a 25% increase from the year prior. These scams included investment scams
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The FBI is warning of a new scam targeting Middle Eastern students who lawfully reside in the US. Fraudsters are impersonating government officials in an attempt to convince students that there is an issue with their immigration or visa status. To rectify the problem, and avoid prosecution or deportation, a targeted student is asked to pay paperwork processing fees. Scammers are known to take advantage of current events to craft believable cons. This particular scam comes amid efforts by the Tr
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As the underground industry of crypto investment scams has grown into one of the world's most lucrative forms of cybercrime, the secondary market of money launderers for those scammers has grown to match it. Amid that black market, one such Chinese-language service on the messaging platform Telegram blossomed into an all-purpose underground bazaar: It has offered not only cash-out services to scammers but also money laundering for North Korean hackers, stolen data, targeted harassment-for-hire,
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It's getting increasingly harder for the average person to avoid online scams. New technologies, including those powered by artificial intelligence, are helping cybercriminals boost both the sophistication and quantity of their scams. And more people are losing more money to them. According to the Federal Trade Commission, American consumers lost a reported $12.5 billion to fraud last year, with much of that fraud starting online, marking a 25% increase from 2023. And experts say scammers aren
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Digital scammers have never been so successful. Last year Americans lost $16.6 billion to online crimes, with almost 200,000 people reporting scams like phishing and spoofing to the FBI. More than $470 million was stolen in scams that started with a text message last year, according to the Federal Trade Commission. And as the biggest mobile operating system maker in the world, Google has been scrambling to do something, building out tools to warn consumers about potential scams. Ahead of Google
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is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Google is rolling out several new features to protect Android users from falling victim to phone call scams. Now, Android will automatically block users from sideloading an app for the first time from a web browser, messaging app, or other service while on a call with an unknown contact. Google will also stop users from giving an app accessibility
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An email notification system used by U.S. federal and state government departments to alert residents to important information, has been used to send scam emails, TechCrunch has learned. The U.S. state of Indiana said Tuesday that it is “aware of fraudulent messages purportedly sent by state agencies” to residents about unpaid tolls. TechCrunch has seen one email message sent from an Indiana government department that claimed the recipient had an outstanding toll balance, and contained a disgui
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These days, when Nicole Yelland receives a meeting request from someone she doesn’t already know, she conducts a multistep background check before deciding whether to accept. Yelland, who works in public relations for a Detroit-based nonprofit, says she’ll run the person’s information through Spokeo, a personal data aggregator that she pays a monthly subscription fee to use. If the contact claims to speak Spanish, Yelland says, she will casually test their ability to understand and translate tri
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In theory, the more prominent the X account, the greater the potential return on the pump-and-dump, because many more people are likely to buy into the coin the scammer promotes. I tweet infrequently—mostly links to my articles—and have fewer than 2,800 followers, making me somewhat of an unlikely target. But I was valuable to the scammer for the likelihood that I am considered a trusted authority in my capacity as a crypto reporter. “The greater exposure during the pump, the more likely it is
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These days, when Nicole Yelland receives a meeting request from someone she doesn’t already know, she conducts a multi-step background check before deciding whether to accept. Yelland, who works in public relations for a Detroit-based non-profit, says she’ll run the person’s information through Spokeo, a personal data aggregator that she pays a monthly subscription fee to use. If the contact claims to speak Spanish, Yelland says, she will casually test their ability to understand and translate t
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-12 12:11:00
Google just announced a few new ways it plans to detect scams using artificial intelligence for Chrome, Google Search and Android users. Google is using Gemini Nano, its on-device large language model, to provide insight on risky websites so the tech giant is aware of more scams and can offer better protection against them. Google is already using Gemini Nano to protect users against remote tech support scams and hopes to extend the support to Android in the future. Google also has a new featu
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-12 17:00:57
Google says the model will allow it to catch scams it hasn't seen before. Google just announced an upgrade to Chrome’s Enhanced Protection feature. On desktop, the browser now uses Gemini Nano to protect users against remote tech support scams. According to Google, the on-device large language model allows Chrome to protect people against scams the company hasn’t seen before. “[Gemini Nano] is perfect for this use because of its ability to distill the varied, complex nature of websites, helpin
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-12 17:00:00
Google announced on Thursday that it’s rolling out new AI-powered defenses to help combat scams on Chrome. The tech giant will begin using Gemini Nano, its on-device large language model (LLM), on desktop to protect users against online scams. It’s also launching new AI-powered warnings for Chrome on Android to help users be aware of spammy notifications. According to Google, Chrome’s Enhanced Protection mode of Safe Browsing on Chrome offers the highest level of protection, providing twice the
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-13 09:09:05
ZDNET Scammers are always looking to exploit the tools and technologies we use to steal our personal information, money, or both. That's why companies like Google must defend us from hackers, security threats, and other hazards. It is also why we must take responsibility for our own security. In a blog post published Thursday, Google explains how it thwarts online scams across key products and how we can protect ourselves. Google's scam detection system With the largest share of the search e
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Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR Google is working on a feature to detect bank scams that involve screen sharing. The feature will detect when you’re sharing your screen during a call and have a bank app open in the foreground. This would be a welcome layer of protection against a major scamming tactic. Google Pixel phones already offer Scam Detection functionality in beta, but we’ve also seen scammers make use of screen sharing to fleece victims. However, it looks like Google is work
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Anton Petrus/Getty Images A government agency reaching out can be stressful in the best of times, let alone if they're demanding money under the threat of jail time. A situation like that might cause people to make a rash decision. And many victims have by turning over their financial information to fraudsters hoping to prey on their distress. The Federal Trade Commission is warning people about imposter scams, in which a fraudster pretends to be from a government agency like the FTC to steal
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Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images Cryptocurrency is notoriously volatile. Digital asset value can swing wildly in a matter of days or hours, making them both a thrilling and high-risk investment. The latest example is Bitcoin value eclipsing more than $100,000 for the first time in December. That was followed by a sharp decline in price driven by the unknown impact of US tariffs. In addition to market volatility, there's another dangerous side of crypto investing: crypto scams. Investors lost $
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-09 08:29:00
In brief: It seems one profession that really loves generative AI is that of the cybercriminal. Microsoft warns that the technology has evolved to the point where creating an online scam can now take minutes rather than days or weeks and requires little technical knowledge. In its latest edition of the Cyber Signals report, Microsoft writes that AI has started to lower the technical bar for fraud and cybercrime actors looking for their own productivity tools. The range of cyber scams AI can be
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Kerry Wan/ZDNET A sophisticated phishing scam has been taking advantage of Google security flaws to convince people that the malicious emails and websites are legitimate. In a series of X posts spotted by Android Authority, developer Nick Johnson explained how he was targeted by a phishing attack that exploits flaws in Google's own infrastructure. In his first post, Johnson includes a screenshot of the scam email claiming that Google had been served a subpoena requiring it to produce a copy of
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In brief: It seems one profession that really loves generative AI is that of the cybercriminal. Microsoft warns that the technology has evolved to the point where creating an online scam can now take minutes rather than days or weeks and requires little technical knowledge. In its latest edition of the Cyber Signals report, Microsoft writes that AI has started to lower the technical bar for fraud and cybercrime actors looking for their own productivity tools. The range of cyber scams AI can be
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Getty Images/Evan Zimmer/CNET The price of gold has increased over the last week, which could give swindlers more opportunities to trick their victims. The gold bar scam sounds like a con no one could possibly fall for, but it does happen. The scheme involves victims, usually senior citizens, sinking their life savings into gold, silver or some other precious metal to safeguard their assets, after being convinced to do so by a con artist. If a scammer gains your trust, it can seem like a good
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The FBI warns that scammers impersonating FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) employees offer to "help" fraud victims recover money lost to other scammers. Over the last two years, between December 2023 and February 2025, the FBI said it has received over 100 reports of fraudsters using this tactic. "Complainants report initial contact from the scammers can vary. Some individuals received an email or a phone call, while others were approached via social media or forums," the law enforcem
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Aitor Diago/Getty Images A sophisticated phishing scam is taking advantage of Google security flaws to convince people that the malicious emails and website are legitimate. In a series of X posts spotted by Android Authority, developer Nick Johnson explained how he was targeted by a phishing attack that exploits flaws in Google's own infrastructure. In his first post, Johnson includes a screenshot of the scam email claiming that Google had been served a subpoena requiring it to produce a copy
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-17 17:16:27
Google blocked 5.1 billion ads and suspended more than 39.2 million advertiser accounts in 2024, according to its 2024 Ads Safety Report released this week. The company says the increasing enforcement activity is caused by the growing threat of AI-generated content, impersonation scams, and abuse of its ad platform. In particular, Google highlighted the use of generative AI tools to create deepfake video impersonations of celebrities and public figures to promote scams, which in the BleepingCo
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-19 23:34:00
Happy tax day to those celebrating a refund. But whether you are or not, today is the last day to get your income taxes filed, and experts say procrastinators need to be careful they don't get scammed in the process. Rushing through this annual chore could put you at risk for more than just making costly mistakes -- it could also make you more likely to fall for tax season-related scams and other attempts to steal your refunds and personal information. Ahead of today's deadline, the FBI warned
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-23 14:00:00
The gold bar scam sounds like a swindle no one could possibly fall for but it happens. The scam involves victims, usually senior citizens, sinking their life savings into gold, silver or other precious metals to safeguard their assets after being convinced by a con artist. If scammers gain your trust, advice like investing in gold -- a precious metal that's typically a sound investment in times of economic uncertainty -- can sound like a good idea. Only once gold bars are given to the scammer f
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If a government agency calls and tells you to pay a time or you'll face jail time, it can be frightening. You might even make a reckless decision out of fear, just to make the problem disappear. Many victims have done the same, turning over their financial information to fraudsters hoping to prey on their distress. The Federal Trade Commission is warning people about imposter scams, in which a fraudster pretends to be from a government agency like the FTC to steal your bank account information
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