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Why is Meta’s Threads being flooded with eerily identical investment advice? (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-18 | tags: threads, meta, investment scam

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Poland lost $230 million in cryptocurrency trying to buy Venezuelan oil in 2023 — USB drives with crypto handed directly to scammers (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-17 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Ledger Nano X crypto hardware wallet → | tags: orlen, venezuela oil, usdt stablecoin

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Google’s New Pixel Features Include Shortcuts to Your Favorite Contacts, Adds Scam Alerts (cnet.com)

2026-09-15 | by Mike Sorrentino | get Google Pixel 9 Pro → | tags: pixel vip, scam detection, gboard

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Pixel phones just got better at spotting scams before you reply (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-15 | get Google Pixel 9 unlocked smartphone → | tags: pixel phones, scam detection, google

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Scam Detection in Messages goes global, but the US gets a little something extra (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-15 | get Google Pixel 9 smartphone → | tags: scam detection, google messages, spam protection

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Google's latest Pixel drop will keep you more connected to your VIPs (engadget.com)

2026-09-15 | by Mariella Moon | get Google Pixel Watch 5 → | tags: pixel drop, scam detection, wear os 7

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Revolut confirms customer data breach through fake government requests (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-13 | by Jagmeet Singh | get Fellowes Powershred 79Ci cross-cut shredder → | tags: revolut, data breach, fintech

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Revolut confirms customer data breach through fake government requests (techcrunch.com)

2026-09-12 | by Jagmeet Singh | get Yubico YubiKey 5C NFC → | tags: revolut, data breach, fintech

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The Morning Risk Report: How Chinese AI Firms Tried to Clone U.S. AI Models (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-09-11 | tags: chinese ai firms, ai models, crypto scam

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This powerful free tool is your secret weapon against phone scams (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-11 | get YubiKey 5C NFC security key → | tags: phone scams, scam detection, android

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Travel scams are getting smarter. Here’s how to protect yourself (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-10 | get Apple AirTag → | tags: travel scams, pickpockets, vacation planning

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That Free MyChart ‘Medicare Kit’ Is a Scam (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-08 | tags: mychart, medicare, ftc

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German scammer dupes two different buyers into spending thousands on hollow RTX 5090 GPUs — stripped-out cards netted fraudster $5,000 despite being worthless (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-08 | by Zhiye Liu | get MSI GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card → | tags: rtx 5090, nvidia, palit

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Google’s Scam Detection feature is expanding to even more Android brands (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-04 | get Google Pixel 9 unlocked smartphone → | tags: google, scam detection, android

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'I lost my savings after a job interview scam' (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-09-03 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | get Ledger Nano X hardware wallet → | tags: linkedin, scam, cryptocurrency

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What's the Scam? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-01 | by Bruce Schneier | get A Hacker's Mind Bruce Schneier → | tags: gmail, crypto-gram, scam

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Amazon seller sends $1,400 RTX 5080 customer a cheap "gift" and fake instructions claiming the GPU is still coming (techspot.com)

2026-09-01 | by Rob Thubron | get MSI GeForce RTX 5080 16G graphics card → | tags: amazon, rtx 5080, msi

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Scam Detection could be coming to Galaxy S27, but there’s also good news for older phones (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-31 | get Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 → | tags: galaxy s27, samsung, scam detection

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WhatsApp Adds Security Measures to Help Prevent Accounts From Being Hacked (cnet.com)

2026-08-25 | by Alex Valdes | get Yubico YubiKey 5C NFC security key → | tags: whatsapp, security features, passkeys

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Apple and Amazon users: Beware this new ‘unauthorized charge’ scam (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-22 | tags: apple, amazon, unauthorized charge

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First Pixel and Samsung, now another brand could get Google’s Scam Detection (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: google, vivo, scam detection

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Pixel phones could soon monitor outgoing calls for scams, too (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-14 | tags: pixel phones, scam detection, google

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WhatsApp Fights Back Against Scammers With New AI Alert Tool (cnet.com)

2026-08-13 | by Aaron Pruner | tags: whatsapp, meta, scam alert

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Meta adds AI screening to detect WhatsApp scams (theverge.com)

2026-08-13 | by Stevie Bonifield | tags: meta, whatsapp, scam detection

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WhatsApp rolls out new feature that flags potential scam messages (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: whatsapp, scam alert, meta

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Google says Chrome cuts 7 billion unwanted Android notifications a day to fight abuse (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: chrome, android, google

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NordVPN’s New HangUp App Screens Calls and Texts for Scams (cnet.com)

2026-07-24 | by Alex Valdes | tags: nordvpn, hangup app, hiya

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Satellite Images Reveal How Suspected Scam Compounds Appear Out of Nowhere (wired.com)

2026-07-24 | by Matt Burgess | tags: satellite images, myawaddy, international justice mission

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iPhone Users Beware: Scammers Are Using FaceTime to Steal Bank Info (cnet.com)

2026-07-16 | by See Full Bio | tags: faceid, bank scams, apple

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Turning the Tables on Email Scammers With 'ScamBuster' (darkreading.com)

2026-07-13 | by Elizabeth Montalbano | tags: attacker, email, giovannoni