Weight loss scams, or why ‘Jodie Foster’ wants me to lose weight
It seems like it’s hard to move on social media without some kind of mention of weight-loss injections these days....
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Perplexity AI ignores no-crawling rules on websites, crawls them anyway
Imagine putting up a no-trespassing sign for people walking their dogs, and then finding out that one person dresses up...
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Alleged ‘tap-in’ scammer advertised services on social media
Would you give a complete stranger your credit card in return for the promise of easy money? No, neither would...
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Critical Android vulnerabilities patched—update as soon as you can
Google has patched six vulnerabilities in Android, including two critical vulnerabilities in its August 2025 Android Security Bulletin. It also covers...
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Unexpected snail mail packages are being sent with scammy QR codes, warns FBI
Receiving an unexpected package in the post is not always a pleasant surprise. The FBI has warned the public about...
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A week in security (July 28 – August 3)
August 1, 2025 – OpenAI removed a short-lived experiment that allowed ChatGPT users to make their conversations discoverable by search...
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Apple ID scam leads to $27,000 in-person theft of Ohio man
You’ve probably heard about people scamming from halfway around the world, but sometimes they turn up at your door. That’s...
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How the FBI got everything it wanted (re-air) (Lock and Code S06E15)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast… For decades, digital rights activists, technologists, and cybersecurity experts have worried about...
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VPN use rises following Online Safety Act’s age verification controls
As the UK’s Online Safety Act came into effect on Friday—along with its age verification controls—the use of virtual private...
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OpenAI kills “short-lived experiment” where ChatGPT chats could be found on Google
A little-known ChatGPT “feature” is now gone. It could be a good thing. On X, OpenAI Chief Information Security Officer...
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Trump Administration and Big Tech want you to share your health data
US President Donald Trump announced a loose plan Wednesday to allow Americans to voluntarily upload and port their medical records...
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Prison visitor details shared with all inmates at correctional facility
The Everglades Correctional Institution (ECI) in Miami-Dade County has leaked the names, email addresses, and telephone numbers of visitors to...
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