Online scams might soon just be a battle between AIs

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Phishing emails could get more difficult to spot thanks to AI large language models.
Phishing emails could get more difficult to spot thanks to AI large language models.

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How scammers use deepfakes of celebs to steal millions from fans

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Robert Irwin, the son of famed conservationist Steve Irwin.

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A Chinese criminal ring has stolen $50 million by franchising thousands of fake online shops, experts say

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A Chinese criminal organization, dubbed "BogusBazaar," appears to be behind thousands of fake online shops targeting Americans.

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Hackers are now targeting the children of corporate executives in elaborate ransomware attacks

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Hackers are SIM swapping and using caller ID spoofs on the cellphones of executive's children, Mandiant says.

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Bitcoin trader loses almost $70 million after sending crypto to wrong online account address

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A crypto trader lost nearly $70 million in an "address poisoning" scam.

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Warren Buffett rings the alarm on AI, comparing it to the atomic bomb and warning it will supercharge fraud

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Warren Buffett.

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College students desperate for jobs are getting scammed online by criminals posing as tech recruiters

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College students are being increasingly targeted by scammers offering attractive internship or job listings.

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Match Group CEO says he has empathy for victims of romance scams but 'things happen in life'

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Match Group CEO Bernard Kim said
Match Group CEO Bernard Kim said "thing happen in life" of people who fall victim to romance scams.

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Scammers stole more than $400,000 from a woman through an elaborate Publisher's Clearing House sweepstakes scam: police

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Scammers took $400,000 from a woman who thought she won a $3 million sweepstakes.

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US soldier at Fort Bragg sentenced for running romance scam

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A former Army service member stationed at Fort Bragg was convicted of running a romance scam.

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