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AI-powered content farms start clogging search results with ad-stuffed spam
A recent study by NewsGuard, trackers of online misinformation, makes some alarming discoveries about the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in…
Avoid this “lost injured dog” Facebook hoax
Facebook users are advised to be wary of posts involving injured dogs receiving treatment at a vet surgery, or pets sitting…
iPhone calendar spam: What it is, and how to remove it
If you open up your iPhone and see a variety of messages claiming that you’ve been hacked, your phone is not…
Stumble Guys free gem spam manipulates event calendar to display in Google News
Last week we saw a particularly odd entry in Google News, and were curious to get to the bottom of it. Nestled…
Meta accuses apps of stealing WhatsApp accounts
Meta is attempting to clamp down on rogue WhatsApp-styled applications which originate from China. Bleeping Computer reports that no fewer than…
Romance scammer given 25 years of alone time
Romance scams are often low risk, high reward strategies for ciminals, who use them to steal large sums of money from…
WhatsApp spam offers up “B&Q Father’s Day Contest 2022”
Father’s Day in the UK (June 19) is almost upon us, and scammers are taking advantage of it—and the fractional possibility…
“Your AppIe lD has been locked” spam email takes you on a website mystery tour
Spam which claims your account has been locked out and needs to be fixed are common. They drive people to phishing…
SMS group spam promises free gifts in return for bill payment
We’re seeing lots of examples of peculiar SMS messages sent to random groups of people. Most of these messages promise free…