Scams

It’s now illegal in the US for robocallers to use AI-generated voices, thanks to a new ruling by the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday.In a unanimous decision, the FCC expands the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, or TCPA, to…

A brand new mum revealed how she's been mercilessly focused by scammers who held her TikTok account and earnings for ransom. Holly Fleet, 30, from London, is a journalist and content material creator who tirelessly raises consciousness on…

If you’ve been creeping around underground tech forums lately, you might have seen advertisements for a new program called WormGPT.The program is an AI-powered tool for cybercriminals to automate the creation of personalized phishing…

In 2024, increased adoption of biometric surveillance systems, such as the use of AI-powered facial recognition in public places and access to government services, will spur biometric identity theft and anti-surveillance innovations.…

The relationship between Elon Musk and the European Union further deteriorated Monday, with the bloc launching a formal investigation into the way X has been run since the billionaire took over last year.Senior officials from the European…

American politics is a circus. In the arena of Washington, DC, lawmaking and lawbreaking is a fanatical kind of entertainment, a warped experiment that, in recent years, has taken on the veneer of blind zealotry. Republicans, in particular,…

‘Tis the season to be – focused by festive fraud, in accordance with a warning from high-street financial institution, NatWest. Almost a fifth of Brits (17%) declare they really feel extra focused by scammers within the run-up to…

We think the Tinder Swindler needs to step aside as there is a new dating scam trend in town - 'pig butchering'.A woman from Philadelphia, US, claims she fell for the cruel trend after looking for love online - and it cost her a staggering…

It’s a bad day when you don’t get those concert tickets you had your heart set on. It’s arguably a worse day if you get scammed and your personal information gets stolen. It is definitely the worst day if both of those things happen at…

Here at Lifehacker, we know scams. We know they’re elaborate and sophisticated. We know that scams cost victims their time, money, and private data, and can leave them feeling like complete and total suckers. When you hear about a scam…