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Hacker Flips The Script On UP Scammer, Exposes Him Live Through Webcam Sting
The scam involved pressuring victims into granting remote access to their devices using tools like AnyDesk or TeamViewer to steal data or money.
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FBI And Microsoft Bust Massive North Korean Laptop Farm Scam Across US
Microsoft and US authorities have disrupted a major North Korean job scam, suspending 3,000 email accounts and raiding dozens of laptop farms involved in a global fraud scheme.
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OpenAI Can’t Dodge Elon Musk’s Fraud Claims in Restructuring Suit
US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California, on Thursday ruled that Elon Musk can pursue fraud claims in the complaint he filed against OpenAI last year. She also declined to dismiss an unjust enrichment claim against OpenAI and Microsoft Corp., a major investor in the startup.
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North Korean Hackers Steal $3 Billion In Crypto To Fund Nuclear Programme
North Korean hackers have stolen an estimated $3 billion worth of cryptocurrency since 2017, using the funds to support the regime's nuclear and missile programmes, a Microsoft report showed on Thursday.
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Delhi Man Cheats US Woman Of $400,000. Probe Agency Explains How He Did It
Lisa Roth, a woman from the US, got a call on July 4, 2023, from a person who claimed to be an "agent of Microsoft". He asked her to transfer $400,000 dollars to a cryptocurrency wallet.
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Posing As Microsoft Employees, 5 Indians Cheat US Woman Of Rs 3 Crore
The CBI has booked five people for allegedly posing as Microsoft tech support and siphoning off USD 400,000 (Rs 3.37 crore as per current rates) retirement funds of a US citizen, officials said on Friday.
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Microsoft President Says Deepfakes Are Biggest Concern Around AI, Steps Needed to Curb AI-Driven Fraud
Microsoft president Brad Smith said Thursday that his biggest concern around artificial intelligence was deep fakes, realistic looking but false content. "We're going have to address the issues around deep fakes. We're going to have to address in particular what we worry about most foreign cyber influence operations, the kinds of activities that ar...
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US FTC Says It Will Target AI in Violation of Discrimination Laws as Calls for Regulating ChatGPT Grow
Leaders of the US Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday the agency would pursue companies who misuse artificial intelligence to violate laws against discrimination or be deceptive.
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ChatGPT Usage Banned in French University Over Concerns About Fraud, Plagiarism
ChatGPT usage has been banned at Sciences Po, one of France's top universities, to prevent fraud and plagiarism. The university said on Friday the school had emailed all students and faculty announcing a ban on ChatGPT and all other AI-based tools at Sciences Po. ChatGPT has already been banned in some public schools in New York City and Seattle, a...
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Android ‘Toll Fraud’ Malware Detected, Subscribes Users to Premium Services Without Consent
Researchers at the Microsoft 365 Defender Team have discovered that “toll fraud” malware has begun growing in popularity, affecting android users. The malware executes a series of steps after infecting a user’s device, subscribing them to premium services from their telecom operator and works by exploiting the WAP (wireless application protoc...
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US Lawsuit Claiming Microsoft-Owned LinkedIn Overcharged Advertisers Dismissed
A case against LinkedIn accusing the Microsoft-owned company of overcharging advertisers was dismissed by a US court on Monday.
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Thousands of Android, iOS Apps Expose User Data Due to Cloud Misconfigurations: Zimperium
Thousands of Android and iOS apps exposed user data due to commonly found cloud misconfigurations, according to an automated analysis conducted by mobile security firm Zimperium. The issues were found on apps using popular public cloud services such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.
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Microsoft Pulled Edge Extensions Injecting Adware Into Search Results: Report
Microsoft’s Edge Add-ons store has removed some extensions injecting ads into Google and Bing search results, as per a report. The latest move by the Microsoft offering comes just months after Google removed over 500 malicious extensions from its Chrome Web Store.
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Microsoft Survey Reveals 68 Percent Indians Have Faced Tech Support Scams
A technical support scam refers to fraud in which a scammer claims to offer a technical support service, often via calls to unsuspecting users.
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Nokia 5 Pre-Bookings, Samsung Galaxy On Max Launched, OnePlus 5 Camera DxO Rating, and More: Your 360 Daily
Samsung Galaxy On Max price in India is Rs. 16,900, Nokia 5 now available to pre-book, OnePlus 5 camera rated, and more.
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Hacker Flips The Script On UP Scammer, Exposes Him Live Through Webcam Sting
The scam involved pressuring victims into granting remote access to their devices using tools like AnyDesk or TeamViewer to steal data or money.
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FBI And Microsoft Bust Massive North Korean Laptop Farm Scam Across US
Microsoft and US authorities have disrupted a major North Korean job scam, suspending 3,000 email accounts and raiding dozens of laptop farms involved in a global fraud scheme.
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OpenAI Can’t Dodge Elon Musk’s Fraud Claims in Restructuring Suit
US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California, on Thursday ruled that Elon Musk can pursue fraud claims in the complaint he filed against OpenAI last year. She also declined to dismiss an unjust enrichment claim against OpenAI and Microsoft Corp., a major investor in the startup.
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North Korean Hackers Steal $3 Billion In Crypto To Fund Nuclear Programme
North Korean hackers have stolen an estimated $3 billion worth of cryptocurrency since 2017, using the funds to support the regime's nuclear and missile programmes, a Microsoft report showed on Thursday.
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Delhi Man Cheats US Woman Of $400,000. Probe Agency Explains How He Did It
Lisa Roth, a woman from the US, got a call on July 4, 2023, from a person who claimed to be an "agent of Microsoft". He asked her to transfer $400,000 dollars to a cryptocurrency wallet.
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Posing As Microsoft Employees, 5 Indians Cheat US Woman Of Rs 3 Crore
The CBI has booked five people for allegedly posing as Microsoft tech support and siphoning off USD 400,000 (Rs 3.37 crore as per current rates) retirement funds of a US citizen, officials said on Friday.
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Microsoft President Says Deepfakes Are Biggest Concern Around AI, Steps Needed to Curb AI-Driven Fraud
Microsoft president Brad Smith said Thursday that his biggest concern around artificial intelligence was deep fakes, realistic looking but false content. "We're going have to address the issues around deep fakes. We're going to have to address in particular what we worry about most foreign cyber influence operations, the kinds of activities that ar...
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US FTC Says It Will Target AI in Violation of Discrimination Laws as Calls for Regulating ChatGPT Grow
Leaders of the US Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday the agency would pursue companies who misuse artificial intelligence to violate laws against discrimination or be deceptive.
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ChatGPT Usage Banned in French University Over Concerns About Fraud, Plagiarism
ChatGPT usage has been banned at Sciences Po, one of France's top universities, to prevent fraud and plagiarism. The university said on Friday the school had emailed all students and faculty announcing a ban on ChatGPT and all other AI-based tools at Sciences Po. ChatGPT has already been banned in some public schools in New York City and Seattle, a...
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Android ‘Toll Fraud’ Malware Detected, Subscribes Users to Premium Services Without Consent
Researchers at the Microsoft 365 Defender Team have discovered that “toll fraud” malware has begun growing in popularity, affecting android users. The malware executes a series of steps after infecting a user’s device, subscribing them to premium services from their telecom operator and works by exploiting the WAP (wireless application protoc...
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US Lawsuit Claiming Microsoft-Owned LinkedIn Overcharged Advertisers Dismissed
A case against LinkedIn accusing the Microsoft-owned company of overcharging advertisers was dismissed by a US court on Monday.
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Thousands of Android, iOS Apps Expose User Data Due to Cloud Misconfigurations: Zimperium
Thousands of Android and iOS apps exposed user data due to commonly found cloud misconfigurations, according to an automated analysis conducted by mobile security firm Zimperium. The issues were found on apps using popular public cloud services such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.
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Microsoft Pulled Edge Extensions Injecting Adware Into Search Results: Report
Microsoft’s Edge Add-ons store has removed some extensions injecting ads into Google and Bing search results, as per a report. The latest move by the Microsoft offering comes just months after Google removed over 500 malicious extensions from its Chrome Web Store.
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Microsoft Survey Reveals 68 Percent Indians Have Faced Tech Support Scams
A technical support scam refers to fraud in which a scammer claims to offer a technical support service, often via calls to unsuspecting users.
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Nokia 5 Pre-Bookings, Samsung Galaxy On Max Launched, OnePlus 5 Camera DxO Rating, and More: Your 360 Daily
Samsung Galaxy On Max price in India is Rs. 16,900, Nokia 5 now available to pre-book, OnePlus 5 camera rated, and more.
