Results for 'bbc'
CNN, BBC, and CNBC websites impersonated to scam people
July 14, 2025 - Cybercriminals are using sponsored ads and fake news websites to lure victims to investment scams.
“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.
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...
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...
Will AI kill us all within the next decade?
September 10, 2026 - AI researchers are warning that the technology could kill us all within the next decade, although they say the risk from current models is low.
Copyright scammers get Instagram accounts suspended and demand payment
September 10, 2026 - Scammers are filing fraudulent copyright complaints to suspend Instagram accounts, then demanding payment to withdraw them.
Twitch wants your content for Amazon AI training. Here’s how to opt out
August 20, 2026 - Twitch added an option to opt out of training Amazon AI with your content—two years after it confirmed that training had begun.
Your polite reply to that text is worth $2 on the dark web
August 19, 2026 - A polite reply to a wrong-number text may seem harmless. But scammers use it to profile their victims and fuel a multibillion-dollar fraud industry.
New Android malware lets criminals use your bank card in real time
August 13, 2026 - Social engineering, a Remote Access Trojan (RAT), and NFC relay malware walk up to an ATM. It's no joke. Together, they can empty your bank account.
Anthropic’s Mythos AI used social engineering to target real people
August 6, 2026 - Testers found that Anthropic's AI agent Mythos attempted to social engineer Github developers into accepting malicious code.
