A couple of months ago, Nicholas Hune-Brown, an editor at Toronto's The Local magazine, received a pitch from Victoria Goldiee, who appeared to be an up-and-coming freelancer, with bylines in The Cut, The Guardian and Dwell. He assigned her a story about healthcare privatization. And then he began to look at her work. Here's how he discovered she was a scammer — but perhaps, still completely real.

https://flip.it/_hFLcv

#Journalism #Media #MediaIndustry #Scams #ArtificialIntelligence #AI

A couple of months ago, Nicholas Hune-Brown, an editor at Toronto's The Local magazine, received a pitch from Victoria Goldiee, who appeared to be an up-and-coming freelancer, with bylines in The Cut, The Guardian and Dwell. He assigned her a story about healthcare privatization. And then he began to look at her work. Here's how he discovered she was a scammer — but perhaps, still completely real.

https://flip.it/_hFLcv

#Journalism #Media #MediaIndustry #Scams #ArtificialIntelligence #AI

The .cn domain name scammers are still at it, a new entry added to the archive at https://nxdomain.no/~peter/domainnamescam/

See "Domain Name Scams Are Alive And Well, Thank You" https://nxdomain.no/~peter/domain_name_scams_are_alive_and_well_thank_you.html for some background (written 2016, and the problem was not new then) #dns #domainnamescam #cndomains #scams #spam

The .cn domain name scammers are still at it, a new entry added to the archive at https://nxdomain.no/~peter/domainnamescam/

See "Domain Name Scams Are Alive And Well, Thank You" https://nxdomain.no/~peter/domain_name_scams_are_alive_and_well_thank_you.html for some background (written 2016, and the problem was not new then) #dns #domainnamescam #cndomains #scams #spam

Meta projected 10% of 2024 revenue came from scams

https://sherwood.news/tech/meta-projected-10-of-2024-revenue-came-from-scams-and-banned-goods-reuters/

#HackerNews #Meta #Scams #Revenue #2024 #Tech #News #Banned #Goods

Cryptocurrency ATMs

CNN has a great piece about how cryptocurrency ATMs are used to scam people out of their money. The fees are usurious, and they’re a common ... https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/10/cryptocurrency-atms.html

#cryptocurrency #Uncategorized #scams #ATMs

Cryptocurrency ATMs

CNN has a great piece about how cryptocurrency ATMs are used to scam people out of their money. The fees are usurious, and they’re a common ... https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/10/cryptocurrency-atms.html

#cryptocurrency #Uncategorized #scams #ATMs

New York Times: Spam and Scams Proliferate in Facebook’s Political Ads. This link goes to a gift article. “The ads are a lucrative part of Facebook’s advertising revenue that, the project’s researchers and others say, has led the company to turn a blind eye to a flood of low-quality or deceptive content, spam and in some cases outright fraud on the platform.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/04/new-york-times-spam-and-scams-proliferate-in-facebooks-political-ads/

Security News This Week: Apple and Google Pull ICE-Tracking Apps, Bowing to DOJ Pressure – WIRED

Security News This Week: Apple and Google Pull ICE-Tracking Apps, Bowing to DOJ Pressure  WIREDLegal experts condemn Apple bowing…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Apple #China #cybersecurity #Google #Privacy #Russia #scams #Security #securityroundup #UnitedStates #Us #USA
https://www.newsbeep.com/165151/

Security News This Week: Apple and Google Pull ICE-Tracking Apps, Bowing to DOJ Pressure – WIRED

Security News This Week: Apple and Google Pull ICE-Tracking Apps, Bowing to DOJ Pressure  WIREDLegal experts condemn Apple bowing…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Apple #China #cybersecurity #Google #Privacy #Russia #scams #Security #securityroundup #UnitedStates #Us #USA
https://www.newsbeep.com/165151/

#Facebook #politics #scams #AI #disinformation #GiftArticle

'The ads are a lucrative part of Facebook’s advertising revenue that, the project’s researchers and others say, has led the company to turn a blind eye to a flood of low-quality or deceptive content, spam and in some cases outright fraud on the platform.'

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/technology/facebooks-political-ads-deepfakes-scams.html?unlocked_article_code=1.q08.pGju.I8AbysbuMWhb&smid=url-share

#Facebook #politics #scams #AI #disinformation #GiftArticle

'The ads are a lucrative part of Facebook’s advertising revenue that, the project’s researchers and others say, has led the company to turn a blind eye to a flood of low-quality or deceptive content, spam and in some cases outright fraud on the platform.'

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/technology/facebooks-political-ads-deepfakes-scams.html?unlocked_article_code=1.q08.pGju.I8AbysbuMWhb&smid=url-share

New York Times: Spam and Scams Proliferate in Facebook’s Political Ads. This link goes to a gift article. “The ads are a lucrative part of Facebook’s advertising revenue that, the project’s researchers and others say, has led the company to turn a blind eye to a flood of low-quality or deceptive content, spam and in some cases outright fraud on the platform.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/04/new-york-times-spam-and-scams-proliferate-in-facebooks-political-ads/

Since cryptotulip MMF scams seem to be on the rise, here's a reprise of "Your 'Forgotten' Blockchain Account Needing Reactivation? It's a Scam" https://nxdomain.no/~peter/forgotten_blockchain_account_scam.html (also https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2022/09/your-forgotten-blockchain-account.html) #makemoneyfast #cryptocurrency#cryptotulips #scams #cybercrime

Since cryptotulip MMF scams seem to be on the rise, here's a reprise of "Your 'Forgotten' Blockchain Account Needing Reactivation? It's a Scam" https://nxdomain.no/~peter/forgotten_blockchain_account_scam.html (also https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2022/09/your-forgotten-blockchain-account.html) #makemoneyfast #cryptocurrency#cryptotulips #scams #cybercrime

And oh, this morning saw another addition to the wankstortion archives - this https://nxdomain.no/~peter/despicable_no_good_blackmail.html from 2022 is my last sigh/gasp #wankstortion #sextortion #cybercrime #scams #spam #email (archive: https://nxdomain.no/~peter/wankstortion/)

And oh, this morning saw another addition to the wankstortion archives - this https://nxdomain.no/~peter/despicable_no_good_blackmail.html from 2022 is my last sigh/gasp #wankstortion #sextortion #cybercrime #scams #spam #email (archive: https://nxdomain.no/~peter/wankstortion/)

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

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

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