Tag: scam
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AI chat bots are sliding into League of Legends friend requests
Chat bots are sending friend requests in Riot immediately after ending your game. What are the scammers up to now? First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/ai-chat-bots-are-sliding-into-league-of-legends-friend-requests/
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OpenAI disrupts major ChatGPT-driven scam campaign in Cambodia
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/openai-disrupts-major-scam-campaign-in-cambodia-using-chatgpt
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Hackers Target Blackstone, CME and Other Wall Street Firms in Phone-Based Scam
Hackers targeted major financial firms with help-desk vishing and real-time MFA interception. Here’s how the campaign worked and how to respond. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/news-unc6671-financial-firms-vishing-extortion/
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AI Deepfakes Used to Impersonate OnlyFans Creators in New Scam
Scammers use AI deepfakes to impersonate OnlyFans creators, trick fans into sending money, then disappear after payment. Criminals are building fake identities using AI-generated deepfakes of real OnlyFans creators, luring their followers with promises of live chats, and then disappearing after collecting payment. The scheme runs on social platforms that most people consider harmless, TikTok…
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State Department says Trump raised cyber scam compound issue with Xi
President Donald Trump has talked with Chinese President Xi Jinping about Southeast Asian scam compounds, a State Department official told senators at a hearing on the transnational issue. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/trump-xi-southeast-asia-cyber-scam-compounds
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Capitol Hill wants to know if executive branch, foreign allies coordinated enough to combat scams
A Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing explored how 13 federal agencies and myriad foreign governments are wrestling with the problem. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/senate-hearing-transnational-scam-task-force/
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Scammers target OnlyFans users with deepfakes
Criminals are impersonating OnlyFans creators using AI tools in order to scam followers. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/scammers-target-onlyfans-users-with-deepfakes/
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Mac Malware Found Draining Crypto Wallets After Fake CAPTCHA Trick
Researchers at Huntress have uncovered a strain of macOS malware that can gradually siphon funds out of victims’ cryptocurrency wallets, after tracing an infection back to a fake CAPTCHA scam known as ClickFix. The incident came to light during a retrospective threat hunt in June 2026, when a Huntress analyst discovered remnants of a Mac-specific…
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OpenAI Disrupts Poipet Scam Network Using ChatGPT Across Multiple Fraud Schemes
OpenAI said it disrupted a Cambodia-based scam operation that used its generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT to facilitate a wide range of investment, romance, gambling, and law enforcement impersonation schemes.To that end, it banned a coordinated network of ChatGPT accounts likely originating from Southeast Asia and operating from the city of Poipet, a region…
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Fake Bank of America Phishing Scam Installs Remote Access Malware
Cybercriminals are using a fake Bank of America phishing campaign to trick users into downloading a malicious script that installs ScreenConnect, enabling remote access and persistence on compromised systems First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fake-bank-of-america-phishing-scam/
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Cambodian scam centers used ChatGPT to lure Indian nationals, conduct investment fraud
A tip from WhatsApp led OpenAI to ban multiple accounts associated with investment scams and human trafficking operations based in Cambodian scam centers. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/openai-chatgpt-cambodia-scam-centers-disruption
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Why Apple’s Recent Crypto Lawsuit Should Worry Australian IT Leaders
A $1.8 million App Store scam lawsuit tests how much software vetting Australian firms can safely outsource. The post Why Apple’s Recent Crypto Lawsuit Should Worry Australian IT Leaders appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-apple-crypto-lawsuit-australia-it-apac/
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WhatsApp Scam Hijacks Accounts via Linked Devices Feature
WhatsApp scam abused the Linked devices feature to hijack accounts without stealing any passwords First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/whatsapp-voting-scam-linked/
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OpenAI Shuts Down ChatGPT Accounts Powering a Cambodia-Based Scam Factory
OpenAI has shut down a coordinated network of ChatGPT accounts that powered a Cambodia-based scam factory running multi-vector fraud and trafficking-linked operations, and has shared indicators with industry peers and authorities to make the network’s reconstitution significantly harder. Earlier in 2026, OpenAI’s threat intelligence team disrupted a scam syndicate that weaponized ChatGPT to drive investment,…
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WhatsApp account takeover scam asks you to >>vote for my friend<<
Tags: scamScammers are trying to take over WhatsApp accounts by sending messages asking people to vote for a friend in a fake online contest. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/whatsapp-account-takeover-scam-asks-you-to-vote-for-my-friend/
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Fake IRS letters direct crypto holders to bogus compliance portal
Scammers are sending physical letters to cryptocurrency holders that copy the look of official IRS notices. The letters tell recipients they must enroll in something called a … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/04/fake-irs-crypto-letters-compliance-portal-scam/
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>>Adult TikTok<< searches lead to scams
That “free” adult TikTok site could leave you with spam, unwanted apps, or fake verification fees. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/adult-tiktok-searches-lead-to-scams/
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OpenAI reveals how criminals used ChatGPT to run scams
OpenAI banned a coordinated network of ChatGPT accounts that likely originated in Cambodia’s Preah Sihanouk province, a region reports have linked to online scam … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/03/openai-disrupts-chatgpt-scam-operation/
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OpenAI reveals how criminals used ChatGPT to run scams
OpenAI banned a coordinated network of ChatGPT accounts that likely originated in Cambodia’s Preah Sihanouk province, a region reports have linked to online scam … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/03/openai-disrupts-chatgpt-scam-operation/
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Buying TikTok followers can expose users to scams and account theft
Buying TikTok followers, likes, or views could do more than inflate engagement metrics. According to Malwarebytes, many services selling social media growth operate through … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/03/malwarebytes-tiktok-followers-scam-risks-report/
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How New Laws Will Help Guard Seniors Against Scams
In a rare show of bipartisan agreement, both the U.S. House and the Senate have voted to approve bills aimed at battling fraud, especially scams aimed at older adults. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/how-new-laws-will-help-guard-seniors-against-scams/
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AI chatbots outperform humans in building trust for scams
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/ai-chatbots-outperform-humans-in-building-trust-for-scams
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AI Deepfakes Push Banks Beyond Voice Authentication
ABA’s Paul Benda on Why Most Account Takeovers Stem From Scams, Not Hacks. Bank impersonation scams, deepfake audio and video are convincing customers to login and send money to criminals. With authentication methods eroding, banks need continuous risk scoring, passkeys and cyber-fraud collaboration to protect customers, said American Bankers Association’s Paul Benda. First seen on…
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AI scammers outperform humans when it comes to building trust
The AI chatbot was more effective at creating “exploitable trust” than the humans. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/ai-scammers-outperform-humans-when-it-comes-to-building-trust/
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Call of Duty Mobile scam uses fake free points giveaway to hijack players’ accounts
Call of Duty Mobile players should watch out for a phishing campaign disguised as a free Call of Duty Points giveaway, Malwarebytes researchers have warned. Victims are asked … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/28/call-of-duty-mobile-players-scam/
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Call of Duty Mobile scam uses fake free points giveaway to hijack players’ accounts
Call of Duty Mobile players should watch out for a phishing campaign disguised as a free Call of Duty Points giveaway, Malwarebytes researchers have warned. Victims are asked … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/28/call-of-duty-mobile-players-scam/
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Scammers impersonate ShinyHunters in new sextortion email campaign
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/scammers-impersonate-shinyhunters-in-new-sextortion-email-campaign
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CPA Gets Prison Time in $5.3M Healthcare Fraud Case
Vendor Email Compromise Scam Diverted Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Payment. A former certified public accountant will serve four years in federal prison following his recent conviction in a money laundering scheme in which a hacker compromised a vendor’s email account and instructed a Georgia children’s hospital to divert a $5.3 million payment to a fraudulent…
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ShinyHunters data leaks fuel $2,000 sextortion email scam
Threat actors are using email addresses exposed in data breaches leaked by the ShinyHunters extortion group to send sextortion emails demanding $2,000 in Bitcoin. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/shinyhunters-data-leaks-fuel-2-000-sextortion-email-scam/