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Woman loses ₹54 lakh in work-from-home scam! Here's what it is and how to protect yourself
Job hunting is something that most of us do online, be it on social media or various online job por…
Online scams might soon just be a battle between AIs
Harvard Business School researchers say AI could completely automate phishing attacks and reduce th…
Kenneth Niemeyer
College students desperate for jobs are getting scammed online by criminals posing as tech recruiters
College students looking to join the workforce are being targeted by scammers offering attractive j…
Camilo Fonseca
Remote job scams are on the rise! How to stay safe?
Job scams were always around, but ever since the pandemic and lockdowns, remote job scams have beco…
Americans lost over $1 million last year falling for online puppy adoption scams, largely on Facebook Marketplace
Thousands of Americans fell for online puppy adoption scams on Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist …
Kenneth Niemeyer
Bitcoin scam case: ED attaches assets worth over Rs 97 cr of Raj Kundra, Shilpa Shetty
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached immovable and movable properties worth Rs 97.79 crore…
LinkedIn says it intercepts the 'majority' of scams on its site — but job hunters say it's not enough
LinkedIn rolled out verification tools last year to curb fraudulent posts on the platform. Job hunt…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
USSD-based call forwarding to be suspended soon to curb fraud
Online fraud has been on the rise in the country, with several instances of fraud resulting from ca…
Google has an idea to prevent phone scams, but it'll mean allowing its AI to listen in on your calls
Google hopes its Gemini AI can provide real-time scam alerts during phone calls. But it'll mean all…
Kenneth Niemeyer
Match Group CEO says he has empathy for victims of romance scams but 'things happen in life'
The CEO of Match Group — which is facing a lawsuit from the FTC — said the safety of users is the c…
Kenneth Niemeyer
Bitcoin trader loses almost $70 million after sending crypto to wrong online account address
A bitcoin trader lost nearly $70 million after criminals tricked them into sending crypto to a fake…
Kenneth Niemeyer
A Chinese criminal ring has stolen $50 million by franchising thousands of fake online shops, experts say
A Chinese criminal organization has stolen $50 million and untold credit card numbers using a franc…
Kenneth Niemeyer
Scammers stole more than $400,000 from a woman through an elaborate Publisher's Clearing House sweepstakes scam: police
Florida scammers tricked a woman into believing she won a $3 million sweepstakes, then stole $400,0…
Kenneth Niemeyer
Millennials fall for investment scams a lot — even more than boomers
More millennials reported being duped by investment scams than people over 60, according to the FBI.
Camilo Fonseca
The government is now monitoring online stores in games like Roblox and Fortnite for their 'buyer beware' approach
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is monitoring video game stores, which it says do not prot…
Kenneth Niemeyer
Pune man loses ₹2 crore to fake investment scam – what it is and how to protect yourself
In yet another online scam, a Pune man reportedly lost a huge amount in a new fake investment scam.…
Love & loss: Deepfakes, GenAI amplifying romance scams in India, warn researchers
As Valentine's Day approaches, cyber-security researchers on Monday said that romance scams are on …
Noida woman scammed ₹11 lakh in digital arrest scam – everything you need to know
Online scams are on the rise in India, with scammers finding new ways to dupe people. After the lik…
My dad almost paid a ransom after being told I was kidnapped — but it was all a scam
A daughter says her dad got a call saying she had been kidnapped. The scam demanded thousands in ra…
Conz Preti
Delhi woman loses ₹50 lakh in SIM Swap scam – Here’s how you can stay safe
In a bizarre incident, a woman from Delhi has reportedly lost ₹50 lakh to a new scam that is on the…