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Google warns the public against pet scams

3 months

Albert Shin, Manager, CyberCrime Investigation Group at Google, warns the public about the growing pet scams online. In a blog post, Shin noted that the said type of scam now constitutes 35% of all online shopping scams being repo...

Microsoft offers top tips on avoiding online scams this Black Friday

by Surur

7 months

At least 63% of shopping will be done online this holiday season, and while this brings great convenience, it also increases our risk of falling for online scams. To help buyers avoid these traps, Microsoft has published a list of...

Scam developers find new way around Apple’s App Store checks

by Surur

1 year

Apple has repeatedly claimed the reason why they can not allow users to install apps from outside the App Store on their iPhones was that they would be much less safe from unscrupulous developers. There is now increasing evi...

Apple Co-founder sues YouTube over Bitcoin scam videos

by Sean Chan

2 years

Last week, Twitter was hit by a major Bitcoin scam where hackers took control of various verified accounts to run Bitcoin scams. While Twitter dismissed the attack as social engineering, the company has been running its own invest...

Microsoft takes the fight to COVID-19 scammers with new legal action to seize malicious domains

by Surur

2 years

Today, Microsoft revealed that it has taken legal action to disrupt the work of cybercriminals who were taking advantage of people left vulnerable by the COVID-19 crisis. Microsoft has launched civil cases in US court to seize con...

Facebook Messenger announces new safety features to avoid scams and imposters

by Pradeep

2 years

In order to protect the privacy of Messenger users, Facebook today announced a new safety feature that will help people to avoid harmful interactions with imposers and possible scams. The new safety notice in Messenger will pop up...

Netflix hilariously shuts down “Free Netflix” scam by suggesting password sharing instead

by Surur

2 years

We reported 3 months ago that Netflix was under pressure to crack down on password sharing after investors complained of slowing growth. In October 2019 global account additions totalled to 7.6 million for the fourth quarter, comp...

Scammers are taking advantage of digital assistant calling capabilites to fool people

by Michael Allison

3 years

Scammers are taking advantage of Google, Apple and other voice assistants calling feature to prey on vulnerable users. With these new assistants, users can contact customer representatives simply by speaking into their devices. Th...

Facebook’s Libra is already the subject of scam ads – on Facebook

by Michael Allison

3 years

Facebook’s plan to become a cryptocurrency player have been temporarily stifled by the US government, and now a wave of fraudulent ads might damage its legitimacy on the eyes of the general public. Spitting in Facebook’...

Scammers are taking advantage of free Azure hosting to bamboozle PC users

by Atiya

3 years

Microsoft’s Azure Cloud is being actively exploited by hundreds of phishing websites, disguised as tech support. Using the azurewebsites.net domain name amongst many; the scammers notify users that their device is infected w...

Apple updates the app store to prevent subscription scams

by Michael Allison

3 years

Apple is making it harder to accidentally pay for an app subscription on iOS. Now, the firm has added an extra modal dialogue to ensure users know exactly what they’re signing up for. The new modal will let you know that a s...

Microsoft is taking on scam calls in India with help from blockchain and Azure

by Michael Allison

4 years

Spam calls are a worldwide scourge, but they afflict some countries differently than others. Microsoft has partnered with Tech Mahindra to tackle scam calls in India using blockchain and the Microsoft Azure platform, Rajesh Dhuddu...