Scammers are using deepfake voices to trick you in fake Walmart calls. But it's the psychology behind the voices that works even better than the AI. Here are four psychological tactics that cyber criminals will use on you -- and how to defeat them.
Read MoreCriminals are hijacking legitimate AI avatars normally used for training, ads, and more. They're deploying them to trick people out of money, cryptocurrency and passwords. What are AI companies doing to keep their avatars from a life of crime? Here's what we found.
Read MoreYour number one travel tip for 2024? Stay away from the deepfake authors flooding the Amazon Kindle Store with shoddy travel books. We take a trip to fact check six travel guides and expose their sloppy and often incorrect info. We'll also show you how to find good, helpful travel tips for your vacations.
Read MoreHuman or AI? That's the question we'll need to ask ourselves when the phone rings. Criminals are using artificial intelligence to create fakes voices of our loved ones and trick us out of money. Now, you can hear one of these real deepfake scam calls for yourself.
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In two years of full-on war, Russia has pummeled Ukraine with cyberattacks. The most dangerous may be the industrial cyberattacks which can have a physical impact, like a power outage. Here's a look at the momentous industrial cyberattacks that have hit Ukraine --- and also put the world on notice that Russian military hackers are devising new ways to get inside the machines that run your world.
Read MoreOne is Special Deputy United States Marshal. The other, a tax auditor supporting criminal investigations. But prosecutors say these two crime fighters took part in crime themselves, receiving thousands of dollars from victims of romance scams and helping process stolen money. What crimes are they accused of? See how investigators say the schemes went down.
Read MoreCriminals are swiping peoples pictures from social media and using them to create deepfakes for live calls with their victims. Romance scammers revealed these strategies and more in brazen social media posts about their tools and tactics. Their videos show real conversations with victims as the scam plays out.
Read MoreShopping too quickly can cost you! Some companies are adding in surprises at checkout that could leave you paying for something you did not want or expect. Here's one sneaky way they're doing it.
Read MoreFake voice attacks are coming in through your phone and your social media. A new round of Elon Musk fakes shows how criminals are using the clones against you and how you can detect them. In this latest scam ad on YouTube, the Elon clone claims you're one of 45 people he's hand-picked to try out his new money-making venture.
Read MoreCyber attackers from the Russian military hacking group Sandworm used a new technique to shut off electricity in a city in Ukraine on October 10, 2022, according to a new report by security company Mandiant, now owned by Google.
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