Wearable Tech Scam alert: If you received an unsolicited smartwatch in the mail, don't turn it on The device could carry malware, or could simply be an online retailer review scam By Daniel Sims , June 24, 2023, 11:42 AM 21 comments
Industry Dell Australia found guilty in federal court of deceptive sales practices Ordered to refund monitor purchases, with other possible penalties to follow By Cal Jeffrey , June 7, 2023, 1:14 PM 9 comments
AI Security Watch out for sneaky ChatGPT scams in Google Play and Apple's App Store Most AI chatbots for mobile devices are fleeceware to be avoided By Cal Jeffrey , May 17, 2023, 5:56 PM 7 comments
The Web Mobile New FCC ruling sends mobile carriers a very real message about stopping robospam texts Carriers are now required to block messages from illegitimate numbers By Jimmy Pezzone , March 18, 2023, 2:07 PM 12 comments
The Web Americans lost $10.3 billion to online scams in 2022 The largest financial hit since the FBI started tracking losses in 2000 By Shawn Knight , March 15, 2023, 11:54 AM
Mobile Software Sketchy Google Play store reward apps accrue over 20 million downloads Spend every waking moment earning worthless tokens By Rob Thubron , January 31, 2023, 11:35 AM
Industry The Web Eight "influencers" charged with securities fraud in $114 million pump-and-dump scam Each suspect faces a maximum of 300 years if convicted on all 12 counts By Cal Jeffrey , December 14, 2022, 8:18 PM 16 comments
Security The FBI warns that tech support scams are still popular And people are still falling for them By Rob Thubron , November 16, 2022, 9:51 AM
Gaming Software Scammers tried to sell free Unreal Engine 5 "Superman" demo on Steam A concerning precedent for small developers that release free games By Daniel Sims , November 14, 2022, 4:58 PM
The Web Security Woman pays her Instagram lover $30,000 for a ticket back to Earth The scam would have you believe Russia sends cosmonauts up, then charges them to come home By Cal Jeffrey , October 10, 2022, 5:08 PM 13 comments
The Web Mobile FTC lawsuit alleges Roomster owners scammed roommate seekers with fake listings and reviews The roommate-finder app claims rentals are "real, available, and verified" but they rarely are By Cal Jeffrey , September 1, 2022, 1:42 PM
Hardware Third-party Walmart vendor found selling bogus 30TB SSDs The same scam was discovered on at least one other online retailer By Cal Jeffrey , August 30, 2022, 4:34 PM 19 comments
Security The Web Beware of this very convincing PayPal phishing scam It lacks the usual tell-tale scam signs By Rob Thubron , August 22, 2022, 5:15 AM 24 comments
Security Microsoft Criminals are hijacking PCs by mailing out fake Microsoft Office USB sticks There's no such thing as a free lunch By Rob Thubron , August 18, 2022, 5:15 AM
Tech Culture Industry All 50 states attorneys general promise litigation against telecom companies facilitating robocalls Task force formed to help give current US legislation more teeth By Cal Jeffrey , August 4, 2022, 2:23 PM 11 comments
Security Mobile FBI warns of fake crypto investment apps that have stolen $42 million in a few months Too good to be true? It usually is By Rob Thubron , July 19, 2022, 8:16 AM 8 comments
Security Software The App Store still has a fleeceware problem that affects millions of iOS users Apple takes a cut of every sale, and that includes sales generated by scam apps By Adrian Potoroaca , July 18, 2022, 11:18 AM 8 comments
Security Tech Culture Bad actors are using deepfakes to interview for remote work tech jobs Bogus hires could have access to corporate databases, financial information and more By Shawn Knight , July 5, 2022, 10:02 AM 7 comments
The Web Security British Army accounts on Twitter and YouTube hacked by crypto scammers Who wouldn't trust a hacked account offering crypto investments? By Rob Thubron , July 4, 2022, 7:27 AM
Software Google Study claims up to 75 percent of phishing websites make it past Chrome's defenses Google calls BS, saying its blocking API is shared with Firefox, which blocked 85 percent By Cal Jeffrey , May 27, 2022, 1:24 PM 7 comments
Security FBI warns workers to beware of BEC scams that have stolen $43 billion in five years Criminals love more than just ransomware By Rob Thubron , May 5, 2022, 10:23 AM
Security Bored Ape Yacht Club hack sees millions of dollars worth of NFTs stolen Another day, another NFT hack By Rob Thubron , April 26, 2022, 6:44 AM 14 comments
Apple Security Crypto wallet MetaMask warns iCloud users to disable backups after $650,000 phishing scam Remember that number spoofing does happen By Rob Thubron , April 19, 2022, 5:17 AM
Tech Culture The Web Google files lawsuit against "puppy scammer" for using its services to sell non-existent dogs Google to the rescue... for once By Cohen Coberly , April 12, 2022, 7:33 AM
The Web Tech Culture Scammers are still a serious detriment to Amazon If a deal is too good to be true, it probably is By Shawn Knight , April 11, 2022, 3:44 PM 10 comments