Paris Marx
@parismarx@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp last week

Donald Trump is making out like a bandit through crypto scams, and some people see it as an easy way to buy influence.

On Tech Won’t Save Us, I spoke with Jacob Silverman to discuss how Trump is deregulating crypto and the continued tech-MAGA alliance.

Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/287_trumps_crypto_profiteering_is_worse_than_you_think_w_jacob_silverman

#tech #crypto #donaldtrump #bitcoin #corruption #scams #politics
AI6YR Ben
@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Malwarebytes on why you should not respond to the obvious smishing texts...

"Why you should never respond

Responding confirms your number is active.
It flags you as someone who reads texts and might engage.
The scammer may sell or share your number.
Some groups build long-term “mark profiles” for future scams. Even though you think you’re only providing them with little to none information, scammers often track who replies, how they reply, and how easily they engage. That data becomes part of a “mark profile”, a digital dossier on you that might include your phone number, the time of response (which suggests your schedule or time zone), and any other information you share.
"

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/07/that-seemingly-innocent-text-is-probably-a-scam

#scams #cybersecurity #smishing #phishing
AI6YR Ben
@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Malwarebytes on why you should not respond to the obvious smishing texts...

"Why you should never respond

Responding confirms your number is active.
It flags you as someone who reads texts and might engage.
The scammer may sell or share your number.
Some groups build long-term “mark profiles” for future scams. Even though you think you’re only providing them with little to none information, scammers often track who replies, how they reply, and how easily they engage. That data becomes part of a “mark profile”, a digital dossier on you that might include your phone number, the time of response (which suggests your schedule or time zone), and any other information you share.
"

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/07/that-seemingly-innocent-text-is-probably-a-scam

#scams #cybersecurity #smishing #phishing
Paris Marx
@parismarx@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp last week

Donald Trump is making out like a bandit through crypto scams, and some people see it as an easy way to buy influence.

On Tech Won’t Save Us, I spoke with Jacob Silverman to discuss how Trump is deregulating crypto and the continued tech-MAGA alliance.

Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/287_trumps_crypto_profiteering_is_worse_than_you_think_w_jacob_silverman

#tech #crypto #donaldtrump #bitcoin #corruption #scams #politics
Crypto News
@cryptonewsbot@schleuss.online  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Multisig Failures Dominate as $2B Is Lost in Web3 Hacks in the First Half - Crypto investors lost around $2 billion to hacks in the first half of the year, with the ... - https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/07/24/multisig-failures-dominate-as-usd2b-is-lost-in-web3-hacks-in-the-first-half #multisig #finance #hacks #scams #web3 #news
Catherine Morris
@cmorris@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

How Foreign Scammers Use U.S. Banks to Fleece Americans. “In the face of some $44 billion a year in pig-butchering #scams conducted by Asian crime syndicates, U.S. banks have failed to prevent mass scale money laundering. | ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/pig-butchering-scam-cybercrime-us-banks-money-laundering