The weirdest security stories of 2022

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Tags: social engineering

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Tags: deepfake

Tags: video games

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Tags: apes

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We take a look at the weirdest security related stories of 2022—from apes to the great unknowns of space.

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An 18 year scam odyssey of stranded astronauts

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Tags: fake

Tags: fraud

Tags: phish

Tags: romance

Tags: 419

Tags: astronaut

Tags: space

Tags: station

Tags: shuttle

Tags: rocket

Tags: fake

Tags: email

We take a look at a scam which has come around every couple of years and which has finally claimed a sizable bounty from a victim.

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Help prevent disaster donation scams from causing more misery

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 20:36:21 +0000

Scammers will stop at nothing—not even a tragic natural disaster—for a chance to cash in. We offer some helpful tips to avoid disaster donation scams.

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