Computer Sciences
Online romance fraud is an increasingly common phenomenon, which can affect people of all ages worldwide. This type of fraud occurs when a malicious individual or members of a criminal organization engage with users online ...
Telecom
The latest weapon in the war on robocalls is an automated system capable of analyzing the content of these unsolicited bulk calls to shed light on both the scope of the problem and the type of scams being perpetuated by robocalls. ...
Aug 8, 2023
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Business
The Center for Research toward Advancing Financial Technologies (CRAFT), a collaboration between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Stevens Institute of Technology, is dedicated to advancing blockchain technology so that ...
Jan 10, 2023
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Internet
There is no tragedy serious enough that creeps somewhere around the world won't take advantage of. The cybersecurity organization Bitdefender reported this week that phishing scams preying on people's fears about coronavirus ...
Security
For the uninitiated, the word Bitcoin summons up a mixed emotion of approach-avoidance. It teases curiosity to know more about this fascinating alternative to conventional currency and at the same triggers unease about its ...
Security
(Tech Xplore)—The notion that a sucker is born every minute may have originated in the 19th century but resonates in 2017.
Security
Earlier this month, a Hong Kong company lost HK$200 million (A$40 million) in a deepfake scam. An employee transferred funds following a video conference call with scammers who looked and sounded like senior company officials.
Feb 26, 2024
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Machine learning & AI
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission moved to put new rules into place around impersonation, citing the rising threat of scams enabled by generative artificial intelligence.
Feb 16, 2024
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Machine learning & AI
US regulators on Thursday declared scam "robocalls" made using voices created with artificial intelligence (AI) as illegal.
Feb 8, 2024
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Internet
It used to be that older adults were the preeminent online scam victims.
Sep 13, 2023
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