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There are always unscrupulous individuals who would love to separate you from your hard-earned money. Not only that, they are always developing new ways to do so, as well as new twists on old scams....

I’m a Banking Expert: Here Are 4 Fraud Schemes You Should Be on the Lookout For

I just paid $715.15 for a five-year subscription to McAfee Total Protection covering 20 devices. At least, that's what some unknown individual wants me to believe. Also: Do you still need to pay for antivirus software in 2024?. The news of my transaction came in the form of an email...

Did you get a fake McAfee invoice? How the scam works and 2 things you should never do

Scams like phishing and social engineering are continuing to grow with some specifically targeting Apple users. With that in mind, Apple has shared a new support document with official tips on how to protect your Apple ID and other online accounts, how to spot and report scam emails, calls, and more.

Apple shares how to protect your Apple ID, avoid phishing, social engineering, and other scams

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Keeping yourself safe online can be hard, with scams becoming more sophisticated over time. Here's how you should protect yourself, and your Apple account. — Cybercrime is a growing problem, with online denizens often at risk of account hacks, data breaches, and scams. With the continuing rise of data breaches, it's now becoming very easy for a scammer to get snippets of information that they can use against you.

How to keep your Apple account safe from scams

You might have heard the phrase “spoofing” in regard to email scams. Spoofing an email address means the sender is able to alter the “from” email address to make the email appear as if it has been sent by a trusted source. Phone spoofing is a similar tactic.

What is Phone Spoofing and How to Avoid This Costly Scam

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — One Monday morning in May, I woke up and grabbed my cell phone to read the news and scroll through memes. But it was out of cell service. I couldn’t make calls or texts. That, though, turned out to be the least of my problems.

What’s worse than thieves hacking into your bank account? When they steal your phone number, too

TIME

Hundreds of thousands of Americans had their debit cards compromised last year.

What Is ATM Skimming? How to Protect Yourself

Apple has updates its support document with tips to avoid phishing scams and information about what to do if you receive suspicious emails, phone calls, or other messages. Be aware of recent smishing attacks targeting Apple IDs. Scammers are sending text messages urging users to enter their Apple ID credentials on a phony iCloud website.

Apple gives tips on avoiding phishing scams amid new SMS scam

If you’re one of those people who has never fallen victim to financial online scams or has never even heard of them, then you’re in the “lucky” category. During the first quarters of 2023 alone, some Americans lost more than $7 billion to fraud, which is 5% more than in 2022.

Top 4 Financial Online Scams to Protect Yourself From in 2024

Arkansas State

Fox Business

Temu sells products at "rock bottom" prices in exchange for your data, Arkansas Attorney General Jim Griffin details while discussing his lawsuit against the fast-fashion giant.

Arkansas AG warns Temu isn't like Amazon or Walmart: 'It's a theft business'

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20 Facts About Saie

Maine State

A Pennsylvania-based debt collector originally told regulators in April that a hacker compromised the personal identifiable information of 1.9 million people. Now the company says the data breach affected more than 4 million people and included patient medical information. Financial Business and Consumer Solutions in an updated breach report to...

4 Million People Affected by Debt Collector Data Theft Hack

Japan is entering what some sociologists call a “marriage ice age.”. Nearly one third of Japanese people under 40 have never been in a relationship at all. This is, according to the country’s leaders, a crisis. Fewer marriages mean fewer kids — and a stark population decline threatening the economy and Japan’s entire way of life. That’s why the government is trying its hand at matchmaking.

Single and Japanese? The government will find you a date.

Three major retail banks in Singapore are slated to retire the use of one-time passwords (OTPs) for customers who have digital tokens, in a move that aims to combat phishing scams. To be phased out within the next three months, OTPs will remain available to customers of the three banks...

These banks to retire one-time passwords for customers with digital tokens

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The HD Post

CALIFORNIA – Starting July 1, landlords will only be allowed to collect one month’s rent for the security deposit on a rental property. Assembly Bill 12, signed into law last October, says regardless of whether the residential property is unfurnished or furnished, only one month’s rent can be charged in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy.

Law limiting security deposits goes into effect July 1

TechRadar

New research has revealed the scale of the growing problem of web scraping across some of the world's biggest websites.Smartproxy’s report of the most scraped websites of 2024 claims social media pages make up more than one-quarter (27%) of the most scraped sites.During 2023 and the first three months of 2024, bots were most interested in search engines like Google (42%), however social media accounts and community forums collectively accounted for one-third (34%) of observed scraping instances.
Google is the most scraped website
While alarming, many of the most scraped sites are thankfully not targets for personal data mining, with search engines...

Web scraping is becoming a major issue — and these are the most scraped websites around today

Biometrics in electronic devices and ID documents to support digital identity are a major theme of the week’s top stories on Biometric Update, along with developments in the credentials themselves. Google is putting new fingerprint scanners with Qualcomm and Suprema technology in its flagship smartphone, and Fingerprint Cards has booked a volume order for enterprise security keys, while mobile driver’s licenses take one step forward and one step back in the U.S., the UK grapples with the possibilities of digital ID, and emerging biometric passport standards get a spotlight. Meanwhile, IDScan.net age verification features in a controversial new application.

Biometrics, electronic devices and identity credentials converging

New Jersey State

Morristown Minute

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

Decision-makers from payments businesses across the UK have identified Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud as the top threat to both their businesses and consumers. This is according to the first findings of an in-depth financial crime survey by The Payments Association, which champions innovation and collaboration across the industry, due for full publication later this month.

APP Scams Are the Most Dangerous Type of Fraud, According to The Payments Association Report

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17 Facts About Fake USDT

Fake USDT transactions are a growing concern in the cryptocurrency world, posing risks to investors and undermining the trust in digital currencies. These counterfeit transactions mimic...

17 Facts About Fake USDT

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