Author: Bastion
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AI Scammers Just Pulled Off a $25 Million Heist Using Deepfake Video Calls
It sounds like something out of a sci-fi thriller: A finance worker at a multinational company gets a video call from the chief financial officer. The request? A confidential, high-stakes money transfer. Other colleagues are on the call, nodding along, seemingly in the know. Everything checks out. So, the employee wires over $25 million.
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Fraudsters Posing as WWE’s Alexa Bliss Scams Elderly Man Out of $1 Million
For years, Alfred Mancinelli believed he was in a relationship with WWE star Alexa Bliss. The 79-year-old grandfather, a retired electronic technician from New York, spoke about her with admiration, sent her affectionate messages, and—most devastatingly—wired her nearly $1 million.
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A Woman Lost Her Life Savings to Fraud. Chase Bank Says It’s Not Liable.
For nearly two decades, Courtney White deposited her earnings into a savings account at Chase Bank. A former sergeant with the Markham Police Department, White worked overtime shifts to build a financial cushion, carefully structuring her account to require in-person transactions—no debit card, no checks—as an added layer of security. But in the fall of…
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The One Rule That Could Save You From Getting Scammed
At this point, you’d think it would be common knowledge: if you didn’t make the call, don’t hand over your personal or financial information. Yet, every single day, people still get scammed out of their savings because someone on the other end of the line sounded official, urgent, or just plain convincing.
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Fake IRS Texts Are Back — Here’s How to Spot the Scam
If you woke up this morning to a text from the IRS promising you a $1,400 stimulus check, you might want to take a second look. Because, spoiler alert: it’s not from the IRS. It’s from a scammer who wants your personal information.
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Google Search Ads Are Tricking People Into Scams—Here’s How to Avoid Them
When you search for a service or website on Google—whether it’s your bank, a software download, or customer support—it’s easy to assume that the first few results are the most reliable. But cybercriminals are taking advantage of this assumption, and thousands of people are falling for it every day.
