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New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : The Doctors Are Real, but the Sales Pitches Are Frauds

Sep 6, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/technology/ai-doctor-scams.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: The Doctors Are Real, but the Sales Pitches Are Frauds Feedly Summary: Scammers are using A.I. tools to make it look as if medical professionals are promoting dubious health care products. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a concerning trend where…

Slashdot: Google’s ‘AI Overview’ Pointed Him to a Customer Service Number. It Was a Scam

Aug 18, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/08/18/0223228/googles-ai-overview-pointed-him-to-a-customer-service-number-it-was-a-scam?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google’s ‘AI Overview’ Pointed Him to a Customer Service Number. It Was a Scam Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a fraudulent scheme involving AI-generated chatbots and search engine results that led a real estate developer to fall victim to a scam when searching…

Slashdot: Google’s ‘AI Overview’ Pointed Him to a Customer Number. It Was a Scam

Aug 18, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/08/18/0223228/googles-ai-overview-pointed-him-to-a-customer-number-it-was-a-scam?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google’s ‘AI Overview’ Pointed Him to a Customer Number. It Was a Scam Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a scam where a real estate developer was tricked into providing credit card information to an impersonator posing as a customer service representative for a…

Krebs on Security: Phishers Target Aviation Execs to Scam Customers

Jul 24, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/07/phishers-target-aviation-execs-to-scam-customers/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Phishers Target Aviation Execs to Scam Customers Feedly Summary: KrebsOnSecurity recently heard from a reader whose boss’s email account got phished and was used to trick one of the company’s customers into sending a large payment to scammers. An investigation into the attacker’s infrastructure points to a…

The Register: Boffins devise voice-altering tech to jam ‘vishing’ schemes

Jun 19, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/19/voice_altering_vishing_jammer/ Source: The Register Title: Boffins devise voice-altering tech to jam ‘vishing’ schemes Feedly Summary: To stop AI scam callers, break automatic speech recognition systems Researchers based in Israel and India have developed a defense against automated call scams.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a new defense mechanism developed…

Slashdot: Fake IT Support Calls Hit 20 Orgs, End in Stolen Salesforce Data and Extortion, Google Warns

Jun 4, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/06/04/1654250/fake-it-support-calls-hit-20-orgs-end-in-stolen-salesforce-data-and-extortion-google-warns?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Fake IT Support Calls Hit 20 Orgs, End in Stolen Salesforce Data and Extortion, Google Warns Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a cybersecurity incident involving a group of financially motivated scammers, known as UNC6040, who executed voice-phishing attacks to manipulate employees into installing…

The Register: Fake IT support calls hit 20 orgs, end in stolen Salesforce data and extortion, Google warns

Jun 4, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/04/fake_it_support_calls_hit/ Source: The Register Title: Fake IT support calls hit 20 orgs, end in stolen Salesforce data and extortion, Google warns Feedly Summary: Victims include hospitality, retail and education sectors A group of financially motivated cyberscammers who specialize in Scattered-Spider-like fake IT support phone calls managed to trick employees at about 20 organizations…

Wired: Deepfake Scams Are Distorting Reality Itself

Jun 4, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/youre-not-ready-for-ai-powered-scams/ Source: Wired Title: Deepfake Scams Are Distorting Reality Itself Feedly Summary: The easy access that scammers have to sophisticated AI tools means everything from emails to video calls can’t be trusted. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights the increasing risk posed by the accessibility of advanced AI tools to…

Google Online Security Blog: Using AI to stop tech support scams in Chrome

May 8, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: http://security.googleblog.com/2025/05/using-ai-to-stop-tech-support-scams-in.html Source: Google Online Security Blog Title: Using AI to stop tech support scams in Chrome Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the integration of an on-device large language model (LLM) in Chrome 137 to enhance protection against tech support scams. This novel approach allows for real-time detection…

Microsoft Security Blog: Microsoft partners with Global Anti-Scam Alliance to fight cybercrime

May 5, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/05/05/microsoft-partners-with-global-anti-scam-alliance-to-fight-cybercrime/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Microsoft partners with Global Anti-Scam Alliance to fight cybercrime Feedly Summary: In 2024 alone, scammers drained the global economy of more than $1.03 trillion. Together, Microsoft and the other members of GASA hope to stem these losses going forward. The post Microsoft partners with Global Anti-Scam Alliance…

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