Scams

In this episode, we discuss the recent Microsoft security breach where China-backed hackers gained access to numerous email inboxes, including those of several federal government agencies, using a stolen Microsoft signing key ...

Checking in on Facebook much too late last night, I noticed an invitation to connect from someone who is already a Facebook friend, so, as I always do, I sent them a ...

In this episode, we explore the rise of Threads, a new social media app developed by Meta, which has already attracted 10 million users in just seven hours. However, there’s a catch ...

I may need to give up social media altogether. I can’t seem to avoid seeing scams in all directions, and I can’t seem to ignore them, even though writing about this stuff ...

Explore the latest news from Sift, including Visa’s updated rules for merchants, and Sift’s new customer community. The post Digital Trust & Safety Roundup: Highlights from MPE Berlin, spotting scams, fighting first-party ...

Cryptocurrency-related phishing attacks are on the rise, with a report from Kaspersky recording an increase of 40% in 2022 compared to the previous year. This was among the many findings in the ...

Here’s an experiment being run by undergraduate computer science students everywhere: Ask ChatGPT to generate phishing emails, and test whether these are better at persuading victims to respond or click on the ...

AI impersonation technology is a new and concerning cyber threat that uses machine learning algorithms to impersonate people online. Hackers can use this technology to create convincing fake personas that they can ...

Ben is disappointed: FBI reports huge rise in cryptocurrency investment scams. Why am I not surprised? ...

October is officially cybersecurity awareness month, originally designated back in 2004 by United States President George W. Bush and Congress to raise awareness of the growing cybersecurity threat landscape that affects businesses, ...