Results for 'bbc'

News | Personal

“I’ll miss him so much” Facebook scam uses BBC branding to lure victims

January 16, 2024 - We found a Facebook scam that aims to redirect victims to sites promoting PUPs, adware, or other fraudulent sites.

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News | Personal

Sponsored Twitter post uses fake BBC News site to boost slippery oil trading app

May 12, 2023 - A sponsored post on Twitter promises to offer the benefits of obtaining citizenship, but really just wants to lure you into...

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Cybercrime | News | Scams

We BBC what you did there

May 20, 2014 - We’ve noticed a couple of websites in circulation which have “BBC” in the URL and have a news style aspect to their...

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Cybercrime

ClickFix vs. traditional download in new DarkGate campaign

January 31, 2025 - Social engineering methods are being put to the test to distribute malware.

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News

2024 in AI: It’s changed the world, but it’s not all good

December 27, 2024 - An overview of incidents and news surrounding Artificial Intelligence in 2024.

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News | Privacy

“Hilariously insecure”: Andrew Tate’s The Real World breached, 800,000 users affected

November 25, 2024 - Hacktivists have breached Andrew Tate's learning platform The Real World and obtained 794,000 usernames for current and former members, as well as 324,382 email addresses of former clients.

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News | Privacy

DNA testing company vanishes along with its customers’ genetic data

November 12, 2024 - Atlas Biomed, a DNA testing company that promised clients insights into their genetic disposition has suddenly disappeared.

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News | Personal

Romance scams costlier than ever: 10 percent of victims lose $10,000 or more

September 25, 2024 - A Malwarebytes survey has found 66 percent of people were targeted by a romance scam, with 10 percent of victims losing $10,000 or more.

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Podcast

San Francisco’s fight against deepfake porn, with City Attorney David Chiu (Lock and Code S05E20)

September 23, 2024 - This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu about his team's fight against deepfake porn.

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News | Threats

Fake funeral “live stream” scams target grieving users on Facebook

August 23, 2024 - Facebook scammers are posting links to fake funeral live streams to get victims to sign up for paid services or steal credit card details

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