The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a report about increasing fraud at Bitcoin ATMs. These ATMs allow people to turn their cash into crypto, but they’ve become a tool for scammers to perpetrate fraud. Since 2020, the FTC says, fraud at Bitcoin ATMs has ballooned nearly tenfold, and just in the first half of 2024, […]
How to protect your startup from email scams
Despite years of claims that the “death of email” is fast approaching, the decades-old communication method continues to thrive in business. In particular, the business of hacking. An email containing a link that looks legitimate but is actually malicious remains one of the most dangerous yet successful tricks in a cybercriminal’s handbook and has led […]
TechCrunch Minute: How to protect yourself from AI scams
You probably like to think of yourself as reasonably sophisticated when it comes to online scams — you’re not opening random email attachments or sending money to Nigerian princes. But of course, scams evolve with new technology. AI makes it even easier to perform these attacks at scale, while introducing a little personalization that makes […]
AI-powered scams and what you can do about them
AI is here to help, whether you’re drafting an email, making some concept art, or running a scam on vulnerable folks by making them think you’re a friend or relative in distress. AI is so versatile! But since some people would rather not be scammed, let’s talk a little about what to watch out for. […]
BLACKPINK’s Jennie Hilariously “Scams” TXT’s Yeonjun
Netizens couldn’t stop LOL’ing after BLACKPINK’s Jennie “scammed” TXT’s Yeonjun during the recent Apartment 404 episode. BLACKPINK’s Jennie | @jennierubyjane/Instagram TXT’s Yeonjun | @yawnzzn/Instagram In the recent episode, Yeonjun finally made his appearance on the show and came under the wrath of Jennie’s “variety show” side. During the episode, Jennie was trying to sell Yeonjun some ramen. […]