2025-03-05

Facebook scammers want you to think Elon Musk can cure diabetes

Elon Musk discovered a simple 30-second “fridge trick” that can reverse diabetes, but the discovery has spooked pharmaceutical companies so much they put a $78 million bounty on his head, forcing [...]

2025-06-05

The Oversight Board says Meta isn't doing enough to fight celeb deepfake scams

Scams using AI deepfakes of celebrities have become an increasingly prominent issue for Meta over the last couple of years. Now, the Oversight Board has weighed in and has seemingly confirmed what oth [...]

2025-02-12

Meta warns users not to fall for romance scammers posing as celebrities or military

Think you might have met someone “attractive, single and successful” on Facebook or Instagram? You might want to think again, Meta says. Ahead of Valentine’s Day, the company is once again warni [...]

2025-05-08

Chrome will now use Gemini Nano to catch scams

Google just announced an upgrade to Chrome’s Enhanced Protection feature. On desktop, the browser now uses Gemini Nano to protect users against remote tech support scams. According to Google, the on [...]

2025-02-28

Engadget Podcast: iPhone 16e review and Amazon's AI-powered Alexa+

The keyword for the iPhone 16e seems to be "compromise." In this episode, Devindra chats with Cherlynn about her iPhone 16e review and try to figure out who this phone is actually for. Also, [...]

2025-04-22

Next-Gen Phishing: The Rise of AI Vishing Scams

In cybersecurity, the online threats posed by AI can have very material impacts on individuals and organizations around the world. Traditional phishing scams have evolved through the abuse of AI tools [...]

2025-06-19

Mobile banking users beware - "Godfather" malware is now hijacking official bank apps

Infamous Godfather Android banking Trojan has been upgraded to pose an even bigger threat. [...]

2025-03-28

Common Side Effects has been renewed for a second season by Adult Swim

Mushroom fans rejoice. Adult Swim has ordered a second season of its animated hit Common Side Effects. This is happening just ahead of the finale of the first season, which airs this weekend.<br /& [...]

2025-06-08

ChatGPT scams range from silly money-making ploys to calculated political meddling

OpenAI has uncovered several international operations that misused its AI models for cyberattacks, political influence, and employment scams, according to a recent threat report. The activity spans co [...]