Ghost Tapping Scam is on the Rise — What You Need to Know When convenience comes with a risk

'Ghost tapping’ is on the rise — what you need to know about this contactless payment scam

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Ik had gezegd dat die pillen de klachten erger maakten, dus hun horen nog berecht te gaan worden.

Die psychiatrie hoort berecht te gaan worden, vind ik.

#Drugs #MedischeScam #MedischeScams #Scam #Scams #MedischeMalpractie #MedischeFouten

The trading trap of Instagram Forex scams - Negative PID Instagram, the global hub for influencers, lifestyles, and self-branding, has become fertile ground for financial scams disguised as investment opportunities.

The trading trap of Instagram Forex scams

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Mobile deposit via cheque = scam
PayPal fees or payroll fees = scam

Never send them money. They can send it to you. Don't let them play games with you

#findom #scammers #findomx #lgbt #scams #beaware #findomhelp

'It's a nightmare': Complaints pile up over Booking.com grievances Hundreds of complaints against Booking.com are piling up as customers and hosts allege they've lost money, their property has been trashed and no one is taking responsibility. #consumer #protection #confidence #travel #tourism #budget #courts #scams #fraud

Hundreds of complaints against Booking.com are piling up as customers and hosts allege they've lost money, their property has been trashed and no one is taking responsibility. #consumer #protection #confidence #travel #tourism #budget #courts #scams #fraud

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#taxi
#tunisia
#egypt

How AI Is Making Tax Scams Harder to Spot As with romance scams and scams targeting travelers, AI is making tax scams appear more sophisticated and harder to spot. Here's what to look for.

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Customers hit with 'deceptive' fees after booking online travel As holiday-makers gear up for Easter, online travel site Guest Reservations is accused of fleecing customers using hidden fees and charges with advocates calling on government and the regulator to step in. #consumer #protection #confidence #travel #tourism #budget #courts #scams #fraud

As holiday-makers gear up for Easter, online travel site Guest Reservations is accused of fleecing customers using hidden fees and charges with advocates calling on government and the regulator to step in. #consumer #protection #confidence #travel #tourism #budget #courts #scams #fraud

Rental scams: recognize the red flags - Negative PID It begins with a photograph—a sunlit apartment, polished floors, a balcony overlooking the city. The price seems reasonable, perhaps even generous. And yet,

Rental scams: recognize the red flags

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#rentalScams #scams #onlineScams #fraud #internetFraud #identityTheft #onlineIdentity #romanceScams #financialScams #socialMedia #accounts #negativepid

Please read carefully, this subject pisses me off, scams are increasing more and more. Everyone uses social media to promote business, art, celebrities, writers, fitness instructors, etc, and just ordinary people connecting with loved ones. #scams #impostors #artists #celebrities #writers

Die ''antipsychoticums'' maakten de klachten erger.

#Drugs #MedischeScam #MedischeScams #Scam #Scams

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GAO reports little progress in federal coordination in fighting scams Nearly a year after the Government Accountability Office proposed a government-wide strategy for countering scams, most agencie...

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What are some of the craziest #goop products? I want to make a fun little doc of them. #health #scam #scams

Vectr-Cast: U.S. Consumer Scam Threat Assessment Runtime: March 25, 2026 Assessment Window: February 9, 2026 – March 25, 2026

Top Scam and Fraud Operations Targeting U.S. Residents
#scammer #scams #scammeralert

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What is cybercrime? - Negative PID Every day, you hear about cybercrime. More and more, it is presented as a problem to society: hacking, fraud, obscene behaviour, hate speech, fake news,

What is cybercrime?

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Just launched: a new podcast episode where I had the pleasure of being the main guest on The Big Tech Show with Adrian Weckler ( The Irish Independent ): A floppy disk and the psychology of #phishing : Why we still fall for the #scams! Watch it on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oic2...

They didn’t trick you. They studied you.
Online predators use psychology to engineer trust. Learn the patterns behind romance scams, catfishing, and AI deception.
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Fake profiles and identity cloning - Negative PID It starts innocuously enough: a connection request on LinkedIn, a comment on a post, a congratulatory message. Then a colleague forwards a message, and

Fake profiles and identity cloning

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#impersonation #fakeProfiles #scams #onlineScams #fraud #internetFraud #identityTheft #onlineIdentity #romanceScams #financialScams #socialMedia #accounts #negativepid

#Corporate #Scams
#LateStageCapitalism
#GuildedAge #Exploitation

Bring back #Antitrust enforcement.

How many of you know about this? ::

You are just a thing to be used and discarded. You're stupid if you think this thing we are in is any kind of "free market."

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Fell for one of those “free audiobook” posts on Reddit.

Took me to a sign in page where they harvested my email. Okay, fine. Then they pushed me to download their app. My “free” book isn’t free at all. It’s totally locked on their platform. 😕

#DRM-free audiobooks FTW

#audiobooks #free #scams

Why do Floridians lose $7.7 billion a year to online scammers? Here’s what we know Fueled by AI, internet scams have grown in scope and sophistication, and their targets are often Florida’s seniors.

Driving the uptick in online #scams are technological advancements. #AI has dramatically increased the sophistication of online fraud, said @benwinters.bsky.social Winters, director of AI and privacy at the Consumer Federation of America.

Fake IDs: uncovering inconsistencies - Negative PID It arrives as a scanned document attached to an email: a national ID, passport, or residence permit. On the surface, everything appears legitimate. But subtle

Fake IDs: uncovering inconsistencies

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The “Insta-Wellness” Scams - Negative PID Instagram has become one of the most influential marketplaces for wellness culture. What began as a space for sharing fitness routines, mental health

The "Insta-Wellness" scams
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Inside the Cybercrime Economy

~Huntress~
Cybercrime operates as a highly organized, multi-million dollar economy using call centers and AI to scale scams.
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IOCs: (None identified)
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#Cybercrime #Scams #ThreatIntel

Great news for #NewYork workers and their families!! 👏✨ @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @samrlevine.bsky.social #affordability #scams

Mijn klachten werden juist erger door die zogenaamde antipsychotica.

#Drugs #KlachtenErger #MedischeScam #MedischeScams #Scam #Scams

In a Public Service Announcement (PSA) the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warn the public about ongoing Russian-linked phishing campaigns that aim to gain access to messaging accounts. Earlier this month we wrote about a large‑scale phishing campaign aimed at hijacking Signal and WhatsApp accounts belonging to senior officials, military personnel, civil servants, and journalists. Now the FBI and CISA have joined European intelligence services in warning that the same tactics are being used in a broader campaign targeting these commercial messaging apps. The goal is not to break end‑to‑end encryption, but to walk straight around it by stealing access to individual accounts. In our previous article, we focused on warnings from the Dutch intelligence services AIVD and MIVD, which described how Russian state‑backed actors approached high‑value targets via Signal and WhatsApp, posing as “Signal Support”, “Signal Security Bot”, or similar. The PSA demonstrates how the same groups are now running global phishing campaigns against messaging app accounts, with evidence suggesting thousands of compromised accounts worldwide. It’s important to reiterate that the attackers have not managed to break the apps’ end-to-end encryption. Instead, they are relying on social engineering to get a device added so they can eavesdrop on accounts. The current targets include current and former US government officials, military staff, political figures, and journalists, but there is nothing to stop the same techniques being reused against businesses and everyday users. So, while it’s tempting to dismiss this as a problem for diplomats and generals (and the agencies issuing these alerts do mention high‑profile targets first), the techniques scale very easily. Once playbooks like these are public, they tend to be copied by cybercriminals looking for new ways to steal money or accounts. ## How to protect your accounts As the PSA puts it: > “Phishing remains one of the most unsophisticated, yet effective means of cyber compromise, often rendering other protections irrelevant” This calls asks for basic security measures: * **Treat unsolicited messages from “Support” inside apps as suspicious by default.** Legitimate support for apps like Signal and WhatsApp does not ask you, in a chat message, to send back verification codes, PINs, or passwords.​ If you receive a warning about account problems, do not follow links in the message. Open the app’s settings directly or visit the official website through other means. * **Never share SMS verification codes or app PINs.** SMS codes are there to prove that you control a phone number. Anyone who has the code can pretend to be you. App‑specific PINs or passcodes are there to protect account changes. Giving them away is like handing over the keys to your account. Consider anyone asking for them to be a scammer. * **Be careful what you discuss and with whom.** Both the Dutch and US advisories remind us that even with end‑to‑end encryption, some conversations are too sensitive for commercial chat apps. * **Use the extra security features these apps offer.** Enable options like registration lock, registration PIN and device‑change alerts so that your account cannot be silently re‑registered without an extra secret. Store your PIN in a password manager instead of choosing something easy to guess or reusing a common code, to reduce the chance of social engineering or shoulder‑surfing. * **Another useful feature is disappearing messages.** Short‑timer and disappearing messages reduce how much content is available if an attacker gets into a chat later, or if someone obtains long‑term access to a device or backup. They are not a complete solution, but they can limit the damage. ## What to do if you think your account was hijacked If you suspect an attacker has taken over your messaging account: 1. Try to re‑register your number in the app immediately to kick out other devices. 2. Revoke all linked devices and change any app‑specific PINs or lock codes. 3. Warn your contacts that someone may have impersonated you and ask them to treat recent messages with caution. 4. Review recent conversations for signs of data theft (for example, shared IDs, documents, or passwords that should now be considered exposed). 5. Report the incident to the app provider and, where appropriate, to national reporting centers such as the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at ic3.gov or the relevant authority in your country.​ The sooner you act, the smaller the window in which attackers can exploit your account. * * * **We don’t just report on phone security—we provide it** Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline. Keep threats off your mobile devices by downloading Malwarebytes for iOS, and Malwarebytes for Android today.

FBI, CISA warn of Russian hackers hijacking Signal and WhatsApp accounts The FBI and CISA join European agencies in warning of a widespread, easily scalable social engineering campaign targeting me...

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