Tag: scammers
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Microsoft Security Blog: Microsoft partners with Global Anti-Scam Alliance to fight cybercrime
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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The Register: Ransomware scum and other crims bilked victims out of a ‘staggering’ $16.6B last year, says FBI
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/24/ransomware_scum_and_other_crims/ Source: The Register Title: Ransomware scum and other crims bilked victims out of a ‘staggering’ $16.6B last year, says FBI Feedly Summary: Biggest threat to America’s critical infrastructure? Ransomware Digital scammers and extortionists bilked businesses and individuals in the US out of a “staggering" $16.6 billion last year, according to the FBI…
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Microsoft Security Blog: Cyber Signals Issue 9 | AI-powered deception: Emerging fraud threats and countermeasures
Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/04/16/cyber-signals-issue-9-ai-powered-deception-emerging-fraud-threats-and-countermeasures/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Cyber Signals Issue 9 | AI-powered deception: Emerging fraud threats and countermeasures Feedly Summary: Microsoft maintains a continuous effort to protect its platforms and customers from fraud and abuse. This edition of Cyber Signals takes you inside the work underway and important milestones achieved that protect customers.…
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The Register: Microsoft admits GitHub used to store malware that infected almost a million devices
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/10/infosec_in_brief/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft admits GitHub used to store malware that infected almost a million devices Feedly Summary: Also, phone cleaner apps are a data-sucking scam, Singapore considering the literal rod for scammers, and more Infosec in Brief Microsoft has spotted a malvertising campaign that downloaded nastyware hosted on GitHub and…
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Google Online Security Blog: New AI-Powered Scam Detection Features to Help Protect You on Android
Source URL: http://security.googleblog.com/2025/03/new-ai-powered-scam-detection-features.html Source: Google Online Security Blog Title: New AI-Powered Scam Detection Features to Help Protect You on Android Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Google’s launch of AI-driven scam detection features for calls and text messages aimed at combating the rising sophistication of scams and fraud. With scammers…
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The Register: It’s bad enough we have to turn on cams for meetings, now the person staring at you may be an AI deepfake
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/04/faceswapping_scams_2024/ Source: The Register Title: It’s bad enough we have to turn on cams for meetings, now the person staring at you may be an AI deepfake Feedly Summary: Says the biz trying to sell us stuff to catch that, admittedly High-profile deepfake scams that were reported here at The Register and elsewhere…