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Tax Day scam warning – experts say scammers are using AI-generated voices to impersonate IRS, tax officials
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Tax Day scam warning – experts say scammers are using AI-generated voices to impersonate IRS, tax officials

Scammers are using AI to impersonate IRS workers and scam taxpayers AI is also helping attackers scale rapidly across multiple vectors Microsoft shares...

Don’t click on those road toll texts. FBI issues fresh warning about the smishing scam
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Don’t click on those road toll texts. FBI issues fresh warning about the smishing scam

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The FBI is warning Americans not to respond to scam road toll collection texts after receiving more than 2,000...

Lil Yachty Thinks Black Lives Matter Foundation Is A “Scam”
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Lil Yachty Thinks Black Lives Matter Foundation Is A “Scam”

Lil Yachty did not mince words when giving his opinion on the Black Lives Matter organization during a recent appearance on Quenlin Blackwell’s...

Hackers are abusing $TRUMP tokens to lure victims in to new phishing scam
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Hackers are abusing $TRUMP tokens to lure victims in to new phishing scam

Cofense is warning about an ongoing phishing campaign Threat actors are impersonating Binance and promising their victims $TRUMP coins The victims are enticed...

A new SMS energy scam is using Elon Musk’s face to steal your money
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A new SMS energy scam is using Elon Musk’s face to steal your money

Bitdefender has identified a malicious SMS campaign The texts promise up to 90% energy bills savings Elon Musk’s likeness is used to try...

Deepfake scam calls are costing British victims hundreds each time – here’s how to stay safe
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Deepfake scam calls are costing British victims hundreds each time – here’s how to stay safe

Deepfake calls are claiming thousands of victims, report finds Up to 10% of spam calls are fraudulent The top scam for British victims...

Norton boosts AI scam protection tools for all users
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Norton boosts AI scam protection tools for all users

Norton is adding AI-powered scam protection directly to its plans The tools cover SMS messages, emails, web browsing, and more It comes free...

This PayPal scam exploits new address feature to send out phishing scam emails
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This PayPal scam exploits new address feature to send out phishing scam emails

New phishing technique discovered abusing PayPal The attack uses a feature recently added to the payments platform The goal is to get victims...

Major website hijacking scam sees over 35,000 sites attacked, redirected to gambling sites, so be on your guard
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Major website hijacking scam sees over 35,000 sites attacked, redirected to gambling sites, so be on your guard

Researchers found more than 35,000 compromised websites Sites were carrying malicious code that took over the browser window Visitors were being served casino...