Tag: scams
PayPal has a fraud problem
At first glance, the email looks like a textbook phishing attempt. Subject line: “Invoice from Help those affected by the California Wildfires. Body text: “‘Help those affected by the California Wildfires’ sent you an invoice for $35.00 USD.” A butto… Source
Read MoreTwitter’s Bitcoin hackers had almost limitless access
On Wednesday, July 15, Twitter was the target of a very public hack attack that’s still sending shockwaves across the internet. In what is a major security breach for the company, a handful of the most-followed Twitter accounts belonging to some of t… Source
Read MoreNigerians face US charges over online fraud worth ‘hundreds of millions’
US law enforcement is cracking down on a pair of alleged online fraudsters that appear to have been wildly successful. The United Arab Emirates has sent the US two Nigerian nationals, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas and Olakean Jacob Ponle, to face charges rela… Source
Read MoreFacebook Messenger adds pop-ups to warn users about scams
Facebook wants to make it harder for scammers to trick unsuspecting users. The social network is launching a new feature for Messenger that will surface an in-app popup when a person is messaged by someone who might be trying to scam them or otherwis… Source
Read MoreFCC proposal would help fight one-ring call scams
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) wants to better protect consumers in the US from one-ring scam calls, which ring a phone just once and then charge large fees per minute when consumers call back. Today, the FCC shared a “notice of proposed… Source
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