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Who Is Charlie Javice? Founder Behind $175 Million JPMorgan Scam Jailed For Over 7 Years
Charlie Javice, founder of Frank startup, sentenced to 85 months in prison for defrauding JPMorgan Chase in a $175 million acquisition deal by falsely inflating user numbers.
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"With Just One Click...": IPS Officer Warns Of Scam Amid Nano Banana Trend
IPS officer VC Sajjanar on X (formerly Twitter) alerted users about the danger of sharing personal information online. He emphasised that while online trends can be fun, users could face serious risks if they are careless with their private data.
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Twitter Says It Removes 1 Million Bots Each Day Amid Doubts Over Elon Musk’s Deal
Twitter claims to remove 1 million spam accounts each day in a call with executives on Thursday. The statement comes amid Elon Musk’s doubts regarding spam bots on the platform. Twitter said it reviews “thousands of accounts” sampled at random, using both public and private data to determine whether a user is real.
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Twitter Says Will Have Shareholder Vote by August on Sale to Elon Musk
Twitter says it anticipates a shareholder vote on its $44 billion sale to Elon Musk could come by early August, as it continues to work constructively to complete the deal with the world's richest person, as per social media company's top executives.
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China Issues Draft Guidelines for Internet Recommendation Algorithms
China has issued draft guidelines on regulating the algorithms used by Internet service providers to make recommendations to users, part of efforts to protect the privacy and data security of users, the Internet regulator said.
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WhatsApp Fake Message Claims Free Internet Access From Government for 3 Months, PIB Flags as Fraud
A fake WhatsApp message is in circulation that claims the government is offering free Internet access to 100 million users for three months, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) has informed users.
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WhatsApp Pink Scam in Circulation, a Fake App That Could Steal User Data and Gain Access to Phones
WhatsApp Pink is in circulation as a malicious app that could allow hackers to steal your data once installed and allow hackers to gain access to your phone.
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Twitter Birdwatch Is a New Tool to Combat Misinformation on the Social Network
Twitter is reportedly working on a new tool called ‘Birdwatch’ that could let users add notes to a tweet and explain why they think it could be spreading fake news. The crowdsourced data could then be used by moderators to take necessary action.
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Global Fact-Checking WhatsApp Chat Bot Introduced to Call Out Fake COVID-19 News
The IFCN chat bot is capable of identifying the user's country via the person’s mobile country code and then helping them find answers from their closest fact-checking organizations.
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TikTok Flaw Allows Hackers to Put Fake Videos on Your Account: Report
Developers Talal Haj Bakry and Tommy Mysk claim that TikTok allegedly uses "insecure HTTP to download media content," that "puts user privacy at risk" since unencrypted HTTP traffic can be easily tracked and even be altered by malicious actors.
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Fake 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' Streams Stealing User Data
Cybersecurity researchers have said they have discovered over 30 fraudulent websites and social media profiles disguised as official movie accounts of 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' that are distributing free copies of the latest film in the franchise while collecting users' data.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to Face Pressure on Taxes in Meeting With Marcon
Zuckerberg apologised to the European Parliament on Tuesday for the "harm" caused by a huge breach of users' data and by a failure to crack down on fake news.
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Facebook Messenger Sees FacexWorm Malware Resurface, Targets Cryptocurrency Transactions: Trend Micro
It seems FacexWorm malware is back for strike two as it has been spotted stealing data and cryptocurrency from users on the Facebook Messenger app.
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Hackers steal South Korean credit cards data to aid forgeries
Hackers stole the personal information of about 200,000 South Korean credit card users, using some to make fake cards and rack up fraudulent charges of about 120 million won, an official of the country's financial regulator said on Friday.
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Cyber criminals use fake MH370 websites to steal data
Cyber criminals are exploiting the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines plane by luring users to websites purporting to offer the latest news in order to steal their personal information, an Internet security firm warned on Tuesday.
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Who Is Charlie Javice? Founder Behind $175 Million JPMorgan Scam Jailed For Over 7 Years
Charlie Javice, founder of Frank startup, sentenced to 85 months in prison for defrauding JPMorgan Chase in a $175 million acquisition deal by falsely inflating user numbers.
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"With Just One Click...": IPS Officer Warns Of Scam Amid Nano Banana Trend
IPS officer VC Sajjanar on X (formerly Twitter) alerted users about the danger of sharing personal information online. He emphasised that while online trends can be fun, users could face serious risks if they are careless with their private data.
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Twitter Says It Removes 1 Million Bots Each Day Amid Doubts Over Elon Musk’s Deal
Twitter claims to remove 1 million spam accounts each day in a call with executives on Thursday. The statement comes amid Elon Musk’s doubts regarding spam bots on the platform. Twitter said it reviews “thousands of accounts” sampled at random, using both public and private data to determine whether a user is real.
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Twitter Says Will Have Shareholder Vote by August on Sale to Elon Musk
Twitter says it anticipates a shareholder vote on its $44 billion sale to Elon Musk could come by early August, as it continues to work constructively to complete the deal with the world's richest person, as per social media company's top executives.
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China Issues Draft Guidelines for Internet Recommendation Algorithms
China has issued draft guidelines on regulating the algorithms used by Internet service providers to make recommendations to users, part of efforts to protect the privacy and data security of users, the Internet regulator said.
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WhatsApp Fake Message Claims Free Internet Access From Government for 3 Months, PIB Flags as Fraud
A fake WhatsApp message is in circulation that claims the government is offering free Internet access to 100 million users for three months, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) has informed users.
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WhatsApp Pink Scam in Circulation, a Fake App That Could Steal User Data and Gain Access to Phones
WhatsApp Pink is in circulation as a malicious app that could allow hackers to steal your data once installed and allow hackers to gain access to your phone.
-
Twitter Birdwatch Is a New Tool to Combat Misinformation on the Social Network
Twitter is reportedly working on a new tool called ‘Birdwatch’ that could let users add notes to a tweet and explain why they think it could be spreading fake news. The crowdsourced data could then be used by moderators to take necessary action.
-
Global Fact-Checking WhatsApp Chat Bot Introduced to Call Out Fake COVID-19 News
The IFCN chat bot is capable of identifying the user's country via the person’s mobile country code and then helping them find answers from their closest fact-checking organizations.
-
TikTok Flaw Allows Hackers to Put Fake Videos on Your Account: Report
Developers Talal Haj Bakry and Tommy Mysk claim that TikTok allegedly uses "insecure HTTP to download media content," that "puts user privacy at risk" since unencrypted HTTP traffic can be easily tracked and even be altered by malicious actors.
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Fake 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' Streams Stealing User Data
Cybersecurity researchers have said they have discovered over 30 fraudulent websites and social media profiles disguised as official movie accounts of 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' that are distributing free copies of the latest film in the franchise while collecting users' data.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to Face Pressure on Taxes in Meeting With Marcon
Zuckerberg apologised to the European Parliament on Tuesday for the "harm" caused by a huge breach of users' data and by a failure to crack down on fake news.
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Facebook Messenger Sees FacexWorm Malware Resurface, Targets Cryptocurrency Transactions: Trend Micro
It seems FacexWorm malware is back for strike two as it has been spotted stealing data and cryptocurrency from users on the Facebook Messenger app.
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Hackers steal South Korean credit cards data to aid forgeries
Hackers stole the personal information of about 200,000 South Korean credit card users, using some to make fake cards and rack up fraudulent charges of about 120 million won, an official of the country's financial regulator said on Friday.
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Cyber criminals use fake MH370 websites to steal data
Cyber criminals are exploiting the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines plane by luring users to websites purporting to offer the latest news in order to steal their personal information, an Internet security firm warned on Tuesday.
