Meta takes down more than 2 million accounts in fight against pig butchering
Meta provided some insight into their fight against pig butchering scammers, who are often victims of organized crime themselves
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Romance scams costlier than ever: 10 percent of victims lose $10,000 or more
A Malwarebytes survey has found 66 percent of people were targeted by a romance scam, with 10 percent of victims losing $10,000 or more.
Read moreInternet Safety Month: Avoiding the consequences of unsafe Internet practices
Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2022 14:22:33 +0000
This Internet Safety Month, learn about the consequences of unsafe Internet practices, and how to avoid them.
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Read moreMatch knowingly puts people at risk from scammers, FTC charges
Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 10:37:48 +0000
Match.com allegedly put users on its free version at risk – by not filtering out communications that it knew were from fake accounts.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/qoySkY_s2X8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreMassive email fraud bust snares 281 suspects
Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 10:49:20 +0000
Operation reWired=tired cops worldwide! 167 suspects were cuffed in Nigeria and 74 in the US, among 8 other countries.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/NtExc1bJlLg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreRomance scams – 80 people charged with ripping off millions of dollars
Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 11:04:45 +0000
The $6m scam targeted women worldwide and victimized more than a dozen companies.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/6Wnqyl2R-08″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreUS charges 80 in world-spanning romance scam and email fraud ring
Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 11:04:45 +0000
The $6m scam targeted women worldwide and victimized more than a dozen companies.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/6Wnqyl2R-08″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreScammers recruiting money mules on dating sites is on the rise, says FBI
Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 12:04:51 +0000
It’s not longer enough to be wary of flash-in-the-pan “lovers” who ask you to send money; now they’re asking you to open accounts for them.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/_sg1QMO7X-s” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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