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Television Company Sent Offline by AI Likeness of Elon Musk
A major media outlet had to shut down its social media after an AI video showing a fake likeness of billionaire Elon Musk attempted to scam users.
Taxpayers ‘Tricked’ Into Filing for Ineligible Credits, IRS Warns
Social media-fueled scams offer ’too good to be true' ways to avoid paying taxes, the agency says.
National Digital ID Will Curb Identity Theft, Cyber Attacks: Banking Association
Australia will likely implement a national digital ID for its population in the coming months and years.
Visa USA Accused of Selling Gift Cards With Easily Exploitable Vulnerabilities in Criminal Complaint
A New York man claims he lost $4,000 from his Visa Vanilla cards in 2022 and 2023, and Visa did nothing to help him, or protect other consumers
Australia Braces for Surge in AI-Driven Scams in 2024
Exeprts issue a warning that the integration of artificial intelligence is poised to catapult scams to unprecedented levels in 2024.
Amazon Issues Alert to Millions | Facts Matter
Amazon just warned millions of Americans to watch out for a new scam that’s been concocted to steal citizens’ hard-earned money, specifically saying in a statement regarding this issue that Amazon will never ask customers to provide sensitive information over the phone. This comes as the FCC reported that between July 2020 and June 2021, nearly 100,000 people were targets of Amazon-related scams, totaling about nearly $27 million.
