Topic: ai scams
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Disable Google AI Overviews in Your Search Results
A simple keyboard shortcut, adding "--ai" to a desktop search query, can temporarily bypass Google's AI Overviews to restore a more traditional, link-based results page. Google has deeply integrated AI Overviews as a core feature, stating users find them helpful, though the feature has faced crit...
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Google AI Overviews Scams: How to Protect Yourself
Google's new AI Overviews feature is being exploited by scammers, who use it to display fraudulent phone numbers in synthesized search summaries, lending the scams false credibility. The scam works by directing users who call these AI-provided numbers to criminals impersonating companies, who the...
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AI's Dark Side: How It's Fueling a Surge in Online Crime
AI is amplifying cybercrime by making attacks more sophisticated, scalable, and accessible, lowering the technical barrier for less skilled criminals and shifting the threat from theoretical to operational. While fears of fully autonomous AI hackers are often exaggerated, real-world use is alread...
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AI Cybercrime & Secure Assistants: The Download
AI tools are lowering the barrier to cybercrime, amplifying the scale and speed of online scams by enabling less skilled criminals to launch sophisticated attacks. Deepfake technology and AI agents with access to real-world tools present immediate security risks, enhancing existing fraud and crea...
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AI's Real-World Impact: Beyond the Hype of 'Moltbooks'
A new newsletter, *Making AI Work*, provides professionals with actionable case studies and tips to integrate generative AI into their daily workflows across various industries. The inaugural edition focuses on healthcare, examining tools like Microsoft Copilot for clinical documentation and cove...
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Millions of PornHub Users' Data Stolen in Extortion Hack
U.S. border agencies are expanding surveillance by deploying small drones operationally and enhancing cybersecurity to monitor employees, amid investigations into leaks. Major data breaches include the theft of over 200 million user records from PornHub by hackers and the rise of AI tools like Ha...
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Will AI Influencers Crash the Creator Economy?
The rapid rise of AI-generated content is forcing a critical discussion about authenticity and ethics in the creator economy, as tools have lowered the barrier to creating convincing but often deceptive videos. AI is enabling both low-effort content farming for revenue and more sinister scams, in...
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The Hidden Cost of Convenience: Your Security at Risk
AI-powered scams are becoming more convincing and harder to detect, with deepfake technology now a primary concern for many individuals. Mobile phones are the most vulnerable point in personal digital security, as many users handle sensitive transactions without adequate protection. Social media ...
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Meta Must Stop Scammers or Face the Fallout
Meta knowingly profits from fraudulent advertisements, generating an estimated $7 billion annually from scam ads despite internal awareness of the issue, with inadequate enforcement policies allowing deceptive content to persist. Scams facilitated by Meta's platforms cause immense financial harm ...
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ScamAgent: How AI Is Fueling a New Era of Fraudulent Calls
AI-driven scams are evolving to use multi-turn conversations that bypass traditional safety systems by breaking malicious intent into incremental, seemingly harmless steps. These advanced scams can adapt their approach based on victim responses, altering tone and tactics, and are increasingly rea...
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Finance Firms Block $5M Fraud Using AI-But Is the Cost Too High?
Financial institutions are using AI to combat fraud, with some preventing over $5 million in losses, but face challenges like high implementation costs and evolving scam tactics. AI-driven solutions like anomaly detection and predictive modeling help detect fraud in real time, with 83% of surveye...
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