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British Company Introduces AI Granny That Talks To Scammers And Wastes Their Time
Daisy works by answering calls in real-time, mimicking human conversation to engage scammers, ultimately reducing the number of successful scams and protecting vulnerable consumers.
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New Spoofed Calls Prevention System Blocked 1.35 Crore International Calls in 24 Hours, Says DoT
The new 'International Incoming Spoofed Calls Prevention System' has been made operational and in just 24 hours the system has identified and blocked about 1.35 crore calls as spoofed calls.
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Meta Testing Facial Recognition to Spot Scam Ads That Use Celebrity Images, Faster Identity Verification
Meta announced testing facial recognition technology to detect scam ads and assist users in faster account recovery on Monday. The social media giant is specifically targeting “celeb-bait” ad scams, where scammers use images of celebrities and public figures to lure users into interacting with the ad and clicking malicious links.
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AI Scams Surge: Voice Cloning And Deepfake Threats Sweep India
Scammers gather victims' contact details, names, and other relevant information to make the fake call seem legitimate. They then use social engineering tactics, playing on the emotions of the victim's loved ones.
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Binance Prevented $2.4 Billion in Losses in H1 2024, 45 Percent Were Linked to Scams: Report
Binance has reportedly managed to avert $2.4 billion (roughly Rs. 20,130 crore) in losses between January and July this year. Out of the total saved, withdrawals linked to suspected crypto scams made up over $1.1 billion (roughly Rs. 9,227 crore), which is about 45 percent of the total amount.
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Your WhatsApp Groups Aren't Safe, Here's How Scammers Are Targeting You
WhatsApp users are being warned about a new scam targeting the group messaging feature, with cybercriminals infiltrating chats and tricking victims into sharing personal information.
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Watch: In Phone Call Viral On X, Man Outsmarts Phishing Scammer
"No one can trace this number. It is fake...," a scammer confesses, rattled after his mark turns the tables on him, in a video that has gone viral on X.
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Gurugram Techie Offers Scammer To Redesign His Website. What Happened Next
A Gurugram-based software engineer turned the tables on a cyber scammer who had attempted to trick him into updating his PAN details through a fraudulent link on behalf of the HDFC bank.
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Crypto Scammers are Disguising as BlackRock Officials to Lure Potential Victims: Details
Crypto scammers have been found impersonating BlackRock officials to deceive their victims. In investment scams, fraudsters often use limited-time offers to pressure victims, making the lure of a substantial reward overshadow their better judgment. BlackRock has released an urgent warning to the crypto community.
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Crypto Scammers Posing as Professors, Academicians to Target Investors, US Regulator Warns
US regulators have issued an official warning against an emerging category of crypto scams, where scammers pose as professors or academicians. Social networking platforms including Facebook, WhatsApp, and Telegram are being exploited by cyber miscreants to find and communicate with potential victims.
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What Is Digital Arrest, The New Scam That Targeted Lucknow Writer-Poet
A group of scammers posing as CBI officers targeted a Lucknow writer-poet and kept him under digital arrest for six hours.
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Crypto Romance Scams Rise in the US, FTC Issues Warning: Details
The FTC has reminded people that nobody can guarantee sure shot profits on crypto investments, given the volatile nature of these assets. As part of these rising crypto romance scams, the FTC has warned users about being promised no-risk investments and unconventional methods to wire funds online.
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FBI's Most Wanted Scammer Disappeared With $4 Billion. Now, She's Been Linked To Bulgarian Underworld
Quoting a 2022 report by Bulgarian investigative journalist Dimitar Stoyanov, the BBC said that Ruja Ignatova was killed a year after her disappearance.
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Truecaller AI Call Scanner Feature to Prevent AI-Based Voice Scams Launched: How It Works
Truecaller is introducing a new artificial intelligence (AI) powered feature to help users detect AI calls. The caller ID tracking platform is rolling out the AI Call Scanner feature which can detect whether the voice of the person on the call belongs to a human or an AI. The company highlighted the rising cases of AI voice scams, where bad actors ...
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"Jesus Going To Take Me Up In The Clouds": 92-Year-Old US Woman Pranks Scam Callers
Fed up with relentless scam calls, 92-year-old South Carolina resident "Bumma" (as her family affectionately calls her) has become a champion for annoyed phone users everywhere.
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British Company Introduces AI Granny That Talks To Scammers And Wastes Their Time
Daisy works by answering calls in real-time, mimicking human conversation to engage scammers, ultimately reducing the number of successful scams and protecting vulnerable consumers.
-
New Spoofed Calls Prevention System Blocked 1.35 Crore International Calls in 24 Hours, Says DoT
The new 'International Incoming Spoofed Calls Prevention System' has been made operational and in just 24 hours the system has identified and blocked about 1.35 crore calls as spoofed calls.
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Meta Testing Facial Recognition to Spot Scam Ads That Use Celebrity Images, Faster Identity Verification
Meta announced testing facial recognition technology to detect scam ads and assist users in faster account recovery on Monday. The social media giant is specifically targeting “celeb-bait” ad scams, where scammers use images of celebrities and public figures to lure users into interacting with the ad and clicking malicious links.
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AI Scams Surge: Voice Cloning And Deepfake Threats Sweep India
Scammers gather victims' contact details, names, and other relevant information to make the fake call seem legitimate. They then use social engineering tactics, playing on the emotions of the victim's loved ones.
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Binance Prevented $2.4 Billion in Losses in H1 2024, 45 Percent Were Linked to Scams: Report
Binance has reportedly managed to avert $2.4 billion (roughly Rs. 20,130 crore) in losses between January and July this year. Out of the total saved, withdrawals linked to suspected crypto scams made up over $1.1 billion (roughly Rs. 9,227 crore), which is about 45 percent of the total amount.
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Your WhatsApp Groups Aren't Safe, Here's How Scammers Are Targeting You
WhatsApp users are being warned about a new scam targeting the group messaging feature, with cybercriminals infiltrating chats and tricking victims into sharing personal information.
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Watch: In Phone Call Viral On X, Man Outsmarts Phishing Scammer
"No one can trace this number. It is fake...," a scammer confesses, rattled after his mark turns the tables on him, in a video that has gone viral on X.
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Gurugram Techie Offers Scammer To Redesign His Website. What Happened Next
A Gurugram-based software engineer turned the tables on a cyber scammer who had attempted to trick him into updating his PAN details through a fraudulent link on behalf of the HDFC bank.
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Crypto Scammers are Disguising as BlackRock Officials to Lure Potential Victims: Details
Crypto scammers have been found impersonating BlackRock officials to deceive their victims. In investment scams, fraudsters often use limited-time offers to pressure victims, making the lure of a substantial reward overshadow their better judgment. BlackRock has released an urgent warning to the crypto community.
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Crypto Scammers Posing as Professors, Academicians to Target Investors, US Regulator Warns
US regulators have issued an official warning against an emerging category of crypto scams, where scammers pose as professors or academicians. Social networking platforms including Facebook, WhatsApp, and Telegram are being exploited by cyber miscreants to find and communicate with potential victims.
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What Is Digital Arrest, The New Scam That Targeted Lucknow Writer-Poet
A group of scammers posing as CBI officers targeted a Lucknow writer-poet and kept him under digital arrest for six hours.
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Crypto Romance Scams Rise in the US, FTC Issues Warning: Details
The FTC has reminded people that nobody can guarantee sure shot profits on crypto investments, given the volatile nature of these assets. As part of these rising crypto romance scams, the FTC has warned users about being promised no-risk investments and unconventional methods to wire funds online.
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FBI's Most Wanted Scammer Disappeared With $4 Billion. Now, She's Been Linked To Bulgarian Underworld
Quoting a 2022 report by Bulgarian investigative journalist Dimitar Stoyanov, the BBC said that Ruja Ignatova was killed a year after her disappearance.
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Truecaller AI Call Scanner Feature to Prevent AI-Based Voice Scams Launched: How It Works
Truecaller is introducing a new artificial intelligence (AI) powered feature to help users detect AI calls. The caller ID tracking platform is rolling out the AI Call Scanner feature which can detect whether the voice of the person on the call belongs to a human or an AI. The company highlighted the rising cases of AI voice scams, where bad actors ...
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"Jesus Going To Take Me Up In The Clouds": 92-Year-Old US Woman Pranks Scam Callers
Fed up with relentless scam calls, 92-year-old South Carolina resident "Bumma" (as her family affectionately calls her) has become a champion for annoyed phone users everywhere.
