Buying a USB-C cable? Beware these 6 hidden traps
It’s been a few years since USB-C first hit the scene. And while we still love how reversible it is and how powerful it’s become, we’re also more aware of the potential pitfalls around this…
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Black Friday traps! New AI scams are plaguing this shopping season
Black Friday started as a day for bargain sales, but has evolved into a global shopping phenomenon. But the bigger the participation, the more attractive it all becomes… for criminals. According to Austrian fact-checker Mimikama,…
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…