Breadcrumb Trail Links Canada In the U.S., according to a Gallop poll, one in four has been a victim of cybercrime. Photo by iStock /GETTY IMAGES Article content Romance and finance — that’s what gets the heart beating faster. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article…
In the first half of 2022, attacks increased 44% over the same date in 2021, according to Check Point Software’s Mid Year Report. On shopping dates such as Amazon Prime Day, attacks increase even more, reaching peaks of more than 35% compared to the average. DUBAI, UAE – Christmas is always…
Cyber criminals hacked into the official Twitter and YouTube accounts of the British Army on Sunday and posted notices promoting a cryptocurrency scam. The hackers changed the Twitter account’s name to “psssd” and the profile and banner photos were changed to an image meant to depict “The Possessed,” which is…
A man using a laptop computer. Photo via Pixabay ‘Tis the season when some extra money comes in handy. Imagine then getting news you have won money from www.bezosearthfund.org. You’re entitled to some of the money that Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is giving away — or so you think. A quick check of the…
DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser is warning Facebook Marketplace users to be aware of an overpayment scam when buying or selling items. The scammer finds a reason to overpay the seller then asks for a quick refund for the excess amount, but the seller never receives any…
SCAMMERS are using fake videos of celebrities to trick people out of thousands in their latest con trick. An elderly woman reportedly lost about $500,000 / £440,000 to someone posing as Hulk star Mark Ruffalo. 1 Scammer used a deepfake of Hulk actor Mark RuffaloCredit: Rex Features Japanese artist Chikae…
It’s been a jam-packed week for the Extremely Online. Between Beyonce’s new single, Drake’s surprise album, Emma Chamberlain breaking her six-month YouTube hiatus, The Summer I Turned Pretty, and the new season of Love Island UK, there’s a lot for the digitally minded to talk about. However, that hasn’t prevented…
On social media, a number of scams are being perpetrated utilising images of movie stars. In one such terrible scam, a woman posing as prominent South indian actress Keerthy suresh devised and carried out the scheme. After some editing, Manjula, a karnataka native from the Hassan district, created a facebook…
Lonely hearts in Silicon Valley are reportedly falling prey to a wave of “pig slaughtering” crypto scams via dating applications. An investigator for cybersecurity company Sift found that one in 20 people who approached her on dating apps in San Francisco was working the scam. Pig slaughtering, or butchering, is…
It seems everyone uses Google’s free services. Its search engine is the most-trafficked website in the world. Over a billion people depend on Gmail for their email messaging. Google Meet provides multi-user remote video conferencing at absolutely no cost. And more and more bad actors are utilizing Google Sites to…
