Category: Scam

Puerto Rico’s government lost $2.6 million to a phishing scam

Post author By Randall
Post date February 13, 2020
Categories In Email, fbi, fraud, funds, gear, government, Internet, phishing, Politics, puerto rico, Scam, Security, Tech

[ad_1] Rubén Rivera, finance director of the island’s Industrial Development Company, told AP that the agency received an email alleging a change to a bank account tied to remittance payments. In response, the agency transferred the funds to the fake account. It’s still unclear how officials discovered the scam, if anyone has been dismissed or […]

Apple engineers propose a way to make using two-factor texts easier

Post author By Randall
Post date January 31, 2020
Categories In 2fa, Apple, gear, Google, Internet, ios, Mobile, one-time passcode, otp, phishing, Scam, Security, sms, standard, Tech, two-factor authentication

[ad_1] The proposal has two main objectives. The first is to come up with a way for OTP messages to be associated with a URL: this can be done easily enough by including the login URL within the message itself. The second is to standardize the format of two-factor authentication (2FA) and OTP messages so […]

Google adds spam detection and verified business SMS to Messages

Post author By Randall
Post date December 12, 2019
Categories In gear, Google, Mobile, phishing, report, Safety, Scam, Security, sms, spam, Tech, text messages, texting, texts, verified, verify, warning

[ad_1] When you receive a message from a verified business, you’ll see the company name, logo and a verification badge in the message thread. Businesses must sign up to use Verified SMS, and so far, 1-800-Flowers, Banco Bradesco, Kayak, Payback and SoFi are on-board. Verified SMS is rolling out gradually in the US, Brazil, Canada, […]

Twitter is cracking down on financial scams

Post author By Randall
Post date September 23, 2019
Categories In financial, fraud, gear, Internet, money flipping, phishing, policy, reporting, Scam, scheme, Security, spam, Tech, Twitter

[ad_1] According to Twitter, users may not operate a fake account or pretend to be a public figure or an organization. Money-flipping schemes in which users ask for a small amount of money in return for a larger sum are prohibited, and phishing schemes will count as a violation. To report instances of fraud, users […]

Porn bots are now storming Twitter’s trending topics

Post author By Randall
Post date August 21, 2019
Categories In bot, bots, business, Entertainment, Facebook, gear, Instagram, Internet, Mobile, porn, pornography, Robots, Scam, scams, Security, services, social, Social Media, spam, Tech, trending topics, tweet, tweets, Twitter

[ad_1] One account Tweeted, “Marzia Pewds KickItOut Tusk Will Keane Irish Sea Phil Lynoott Chopra josh kroenke Lavazza Joe Sugg Dulux Nick Timothy Ben Unwin Amy Adams US Steel Little Brother USA Network Congrats Felix.” US Steel was trending on Twitter on Tuesday after reports that the company plans to lay off hundreds of workers […]

Instagram’s 'huge booty' problem keeps getting worse

Post author By Randall
Post date August 6, 2019
Categories In bot, bots, business, comments, Entertainment, Facebook, Game Of Thrones, gear, Instagram, Internet, Scam, scams, Security, services, social, Social Media, spam, Tech, Trolls

[ad_1] There isn't a day when I don't come across comments from bots on Instagram. They're all over the place. But there's nothing they love more than to spam high-profile pages with millions of followers. Whether it's LeBron James, Kim Kardashian, ESPN or… [ad_2] Source link

The FBI wants help from victims of QuadrigaCX’s cryptocurrency collapse

Post author By Randall
Post date June 5, 2019
Categories In bitcoin, business, Cryptocurrency, fbi, quadrigacx, Scam, Tech, theft

[ad_1] Remember that wild cryptocurrency story from earlier this year? The one where a Canadian exchange shut down shortly after co-founder and CEO Gerald Cotten died, claiming he was the only one who could access its wallets. Wallets that should’ve stored assets for 76,000 customers with a value of around $200 million (CAD). If any […]

Drake sparks hundreds of fake eBay listings for Steph Curry’s hair lint

Post author By Randall
Post date May 31, 2019
Categories In Art, aubrey graham, Basketball, drake, draymond green, ebay, gear, golden state warriors, Internet, Nba, nba finals, raptors, Scam, scams, Sports, Steph Curry, stephen curry, Tech, toronto raptors, warriors

[ad_1] But Drake didn’t stop there. He then took to Instagram to post a video and picture with a caption that said, “Steph Curry hair lint for sale on my eBay right now!!! username: DraymondShouldntWear23.” In the image, you can see Drake holding the piece of lint that he took from Curry. Naturally, because this […]

Bots have invaded Instagram comments

Post author By Randall
Post date April 19, 2019
Categories In bot, bots, comments, Entertainment, Facebook, gear, Instagram, Internet, Mobile, Robots, Scam, scams, services, social, Social Media, spam, Tech, Trolls, verification, verified, verified badge

[ad_1] Based on dozens of Instagram pages we reviewed, including those from ESPN, House of Highlights, LeBron James, Travis Scott, Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner and The Fat Jewish, these types of comments are becoming commonplace. Most of the accounts posting them have similar usernames, usually a name followed by a number (e.g. “cherylmason0” or “delpha_dibbert5”), […]