More than 800,000 people in Europe and the US appear to have been duped into sharing card details and other sensitive personal data with a…
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It’s daylight e-robbery: how entrepreneurs feel powerless as their work is ripped off
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Artificial intelligence will make it difficult to spot whether emails are genuine or sent by scammers and malicious actors, including messages that ask computer users…
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Ministers are under pressure to explain the actions of the government and regulators over cybersecurity at Europe’s most hazardous nuclear site after a Guardian investigation…
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Scammers were responsible for nearly 1.4m cases of fraud in the UK during the first half of 2023 – the equivalent of one every 12…
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Act quickly Martyn James, a consumer rights expert, says most scams involve getting you to transfer money directly or obtaining enough personal information to access…
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Consumers who complain of poor customer service on X are being targeted by scammers after the social media platform formerly known as Twitter changed its…
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Fake reviews are often easy to spot – but, as with financial scams, even the smartest internet user can be fooled. So what are the…
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The Cop28 president, Sultan Al Jaber, has been accused of attempting to “greenwash” his image after it emerged that members of his team had edited…
View More Cop28 president’s team accused of Wikipedia ‘greenwashing’Etsy sellers offering fake ‘handmade’ products at ripoff prices, says Which?
Etsy bills itself as a marketplace for “unique and creative” goods but scrutiny of its product listings has revealed sellers peddling fake “handmade” products that…
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