Fake AI voice scammers are now impersonating government officials
You probably know that it’s easy enough to fake audio and video of someone at this point, so you might think to do a little bit of research if you see, say, Jeff Bezos spouting…
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Companies don’t call anymore—only scammers. Stop picking up!
Depending on your upbringing, a phone call might seem normal…or alarming overkill. But regardless of when or where you were born, one current universal truth exists: Companies will not call you and ask for your…
FBI says scammers are targeting US executives with fake BianLian ransom notes
The FBI is warning that scammers are impersonating the BianLian ransomware gang using fake ransom notes sent to U.S. corporate executives. The fake ransom notes, first reported by U.S. cybersecurity company GuidePoint Security, claim that…
How Microsoft outplays scammers with clever virtual ‘honeypot’ traps
Earlier this year at the BSides Exeter security conference, Microsoft security software engineer Ross Bevington — the company’s self-proclaimed “Head of Deception” — described the exciting process by which Microsoft tricks scammers and prevents phishing…
Crypto scammers hack OpenAI’s press account on X
OpenAI’s official press account on X was compromised by cryptocurrency scammers. Or, at least that’s what appears to have happened. Late Monday afternoon, OpenAI Newsroom, an account OpenAI recently launched to spotlight product- and policy-related…
Protect yourself from phone scammers who are using faked AI voices
Never before has it been easier to clone a human voice. New AI tools can take a voice sample, process it, copy it, and say anything in the voice of the original. It’s been a…
Scammers found planting online betting ads on Indian government websites
Some Indian government websites have allowed scammers to plant advertisements capable of redirecting visitors to online betting platforms. TechCrunch discovered around four dozen “gov.in” website links associated with Indian states, including Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala,…
These dangerous scammers don’t even bother to hide their crimes
Most scammers and cybercriminals operate in the digital shadows and don’t want you to know how they make money. But that’s not the case for the Yahoo Boys, a loose collective of young men in…
Despite complaints, Apple hasn’t yet removed an obviously fake app pretending to be RockAuto
Apple’s App Store isn’t always as trustworthy as the company claims. The latest example comes from RockAuto, an auto parts dealer popular with home mechanics and other DIYers, which is upset that a fake app…