Scam news 1
AI Is Being Used to ‘Turbocharge’ Scams
Code hidden inside PC motherboards left millions of machines vulnerable to malicious updates, researchers revealed this week.
Staff at security firm Eclypsium found code within hundreds of models of motherboards created by Taiwanese manufacturer Gigabyte that allowed an updater program to download and run another piece of software. Read more
Scam news 2
Online Tutor Extortion
Crooks are going after struggling students with a deal that’s hard to refuse, and this one comes with a blackmail twist.
Many students are looking to online tutors for help. Homework is bad enough, but becoming a victim of extortion is a thing now. Read more
Scam news 3
Phone Numbers Used in ID Scam
MARYSVILLE, Wash. – The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is aware that a handful of WSP associated phone numbers are being “spoofed” – illegally obtained and used for fraudulent purposes – in an apparent scam to get the unsuspecting to provide their personal information. Read more