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Left: YouTuber Mr Beast. Right: Actor Tom Hanks
Tech

YouTube’s biggest star MrBeast seemed to launch the ‘world’s largest iPhone giveaway’—but it turns out that, like Tom Hanks, he was the face of an AI scam

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October 4, 2023
With fewer sellers on the housing market, more scammers are impersonating them
Commentary

With fewer sellers on the housing market, more scammers are impersonating them

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September 22, 2023
Mark Cuban loses $870,000 in crypto hack, billionaire blames bad version of MetaMask software
NFTs and Culture

Mark Cuban loses $870,000 in crypto hack, billionaire blames bad version of MetaMask software

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September 18, 2023
Cybercriminals are now targeting top executives–and could be using sensitive information to extort them
Commentary

Cybercriminals are now targeting top executives–and could be using sensitive information to extort them

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September 12, 2023
Unidentified female hacker trying to hacking internet server in the dark
Finance

How to spot the investment and crypto scams swamping social media

By Cora Lewis and The Associated Press
August 18, 2023
Home Depot gave a man nearly $300,000 in store credit for ‘returning’ doors he never purchased, say federal prosecutors
Retail

Home Depot gave a man nearly $300,000 in store credit for ‘returning’ doors he never purchased, say federal prosecutors

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August 3, 2023
Shot of a hacker dressed in a black mask hacking a computer.
Newsletters

The most-clicked phishing emails pretend to come from HR—and their subject matter might surprise you

By Paige McGlauflin and Joey Abrams
August 2, 2023
Frank founder’s lawyer slams prosecutor for ‘regurgitating’ JPMorgan’s $175m fraud claims in criminal case against Charlie Javice
Finance

Frank founder’s lawyer slams prosecutor for ‘regurgitating’ JPMorgan’s $175m fraud claims in criminal case against Charlie Javice

By Larry Neumeister and The Associated Press
July 14, 2023
Amazon Prime Day brings out scammers. Here’s how to avoid getting tricked
Retail

Amazon Prime Day brings out scammers. Here’s how to avoid getting tricked

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips and The Associated Press
July 11, 2023
Tech execs should face ‘20 years in jail’ for letting A.I. bots sneakily pass as humans, says ‘Sapiens’ author
Tech

Tech execs should face ‘20 years in jail’ for letting A.I. bots sneakily pass as humans, says ‘Sapiens’ author

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July 8, 2023
Former Chicago commodities trader arrested for running a Ponzi scheme while posing as a billionaire hedge funder with 122 luxury cars
Finance

Former Chicago commodities trader arrested for running a Ponzi scheme while posing as a billionaire hedge funder with 122 luxury cars

By Bob Van Voris and Bloomberg
May 12, 2023
An unseen person types on a laptop
Leadership

Science academy principal quits after she tried to hand over $100,000 in school funds to a fake Elon Musk

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April 3, 2023
Las Vegas lawyer indicted in $460 million ‘slip-and-fall’ Ponzi scheme after standoff with the FBI
Lifestyle

Las Vegas lawyer indicted in $460 million ‘slip-and-fall’ Ponzi scheme after standoff with the FBI

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March 31, 2023
Privacy worries and online scams are making it harder for Census Bureau surveyors to understand U.S. business
Finance

Privacy worries and online scams are making it harder for Census Bureau surveyors to understand U.S. business

By Mark Schneider and The Associated Press
March 27, 2023
Scammers are using voice-cloning A.I. tools to sound like victims’ relatives in desperate need of financial help. It’s working
Tech

Scammers are using voice-cloning A.I. tools to sound like victims’ relatives in desperate need of financial help. It’s working

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March 5, 2023

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