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TikTok flooded with fake celebrity nude photo Temu referrals

September 25, 2023 0 Comments celeb, celebrity, fake, nude, nudes, personal, referral, Scam, temu, TikTok

Categories: Personal

Tags: TikTok

Tags: celeb

Tags: celebrity

Tags: fake

Tags: nude

Tags: nudes

Tags: scam

Tags: referral

Tags: temu

A bogus celebrity leaked photos scam linked to Temu referrals is doing the rounds on TikTok.

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Steer clear of cryptocurrency recovery phrase scams

September 21, 2023 0 Comments Android, browser, cold, cryptocurrency, extension, hot, mark cuban, metamask, Mobile, personal, phish, phishing, Scam, search engine, wallet

Categories: Personal

Tags: cryptocurrency

Tags: mark cuban

Tags: scam

Tags: phish

Tags: phishing

Tags: wallet

Tags: hot

Tags: cold

Tags: metamask

Tags: extension

Tags: browser

Tags: mobile

Tags: android

Tags: search engine

We take a look at a common cryptocurrency scam which focuses on your recovery phrase.

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FBI warns about scams that lure you in as a mobile beta-tester

August 16, 2023 0 Comments FBI, Law & order, mdm, pig butchering, romance scam, Scam, testflight

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 18:57:41 +0000

Apps on your iPhone must come from the App Store. Except when they don’t… we explain what to look out for.

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YouTube makes sweeping changes to tackle spam on Shorts videos

August 11, 2023 0 Comments block, comments, news, remove, replies, Scam, shorts, Spam, Video, youtube

Categories: News

Tags: YouTube

Tags: shorts

Tags: video

Tags: spam

Tags: scam

Tags: comments

Tags: replies

Tags: block

Tags: remove

YouTube is making drastic changes to combat a a growing tide of spam comments on the Shorts video category.

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Plane sailing for ticket scammers: How to keep your flight plans safe

July 19, 2023 0 Comments aeroplane, airplane, flight, holiday, personal, phish, phishing, plane, Scam, Social engineering, ticket

Categories: Personal

Tags: plane

Tags: ticket

Tags: holiday

Tags: flight

Tags: airplane

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Tags: scam

Tags: phish

Tags: phishing

Tags: social engineering

We take a look at several scams targeting flyers off on their holidays, and how you can keep yourself safe.

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“Free” Evil Dead Rise movie scam lurks in Amazon listings

June 30, 2023 0 Comments alyssa sutherland, amazon music, audible, bruce campbell, chainsaw, download, evil dead, evil dead rise, fake, lee cronin, lily sullivan, movie, personal, Podcast, sam ramai, Scam, stream

Categories: Personal

Tags: evil dead

Tags: evil dead rise

Tags: fake

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Tags: podcast

Tags: movie

Tags: download

Tags: stream

Tags: audible

Tags: amazon music

Tags: bruce Campbell

Tags: sam ramai

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Tags: Alyssa Sutherland

Tags: lee Cronin

Tags: chainsaw

We take a look at a bogus Amazon podcast listing which promises free streams of Evil Dead Rise.

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UPS warns customers of phishing attempts after data accessed

June 22, 2023 0 Comments data, delivery, fake, personal, phish, phishing, Scam, smishing, SMS, text, ups

Categories: Personal

Tags: UPS

Tags: delivery

Tags: scam

Tags: phish

Tags: phishing

Tags: smishing

Tags: SMS

Tags: text

Tags: fake

Tags: data

UPS is warning Canadian customers of potential phishing attempts after data was left accessible via look-up tool.

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Phishing scam takes $950k from DoorDash drivers

June 19, 2023 0 Comments Business, call, delivery, door dash, fake, fraud, phish, phishing, phone, Scam, support, theft

Categories: Business

Tags: door dash

Tags: delivery

Tags: phish

Tags: phishing

Tags: scam

Tags: fake

Tags: fraud

Tags: theft

Tags: call

Tags: support

Tags: phone

We take a look at a phishing scam that cost 700 DoorDash drivers a combined total of roughly $950k.

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Fake security researchers push malware files on GitHub

June 16, 2023 0 Comments download, fake, github, malware, news, repository, Scam, security researcher, social, twitter

Categories: News

Tags: GitHub

Tags: malware

Tags: repository

Tags: security researcher

Tags: fake

Tags: download

Tags: scam

Tags: twitter

Tags: social

We take a look at reports of fake security researchers offering up malware downloads via GitHub repositories.

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Ticket scammers target Taylor Swift tour

June 14, 2023 0 Comments concert, eras, fake, fraud, gig, music, personal, reseller, Scam, swift, taylor, ticket, tour

Categories: Personal

Tags: Taylor

Tags: swift

Tags: eras

Tags: music

Tags: gig

Tags: concert

Tags: tour

Tags: scam

Tags: ticket

Tags: reseller

Tags: fraud

Tags: fake

We take a look at multiple reports of ticket reseller fraud aimed at fans of Taylor Swift’s Era tour.

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