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Cannabis investment scam JuicyFields ends in 9 arrests

Malwarebytes

Europol and its associates have arrested 9 people in conjunction with a cannabis investment scam known as “JuicyFields” The suspects used social media to lure investors to their website. Canada, and the soon-to-be regulated markets of the European Union are spearheading this revolution with unprecedented swiftness.

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IDIQ Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer Michael Scheumack Joins the Identity Theft Resource Center’s Alliance for Identity Resilience Advisory Board

Identity IQ

This year, in partnership with the ITRC, IDIQ released the 2022 Trend in Identity Report as well as the company’s proprietary IdentityIQ 2022 Scam Report. Scheumack is a cybersecurity expert with more than 20 years of experience in the financial, credit, and identity theft protection industries.

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Investment scams are on the rise

Malwarebytes

Preying on one of the most basic human flaws, investment scams and other get-rich-quick schemes are making up an ever larger portion of the online scammers’ cake. The scam was exposed after complaints were made by German and Greek investors who had lost all of the deposits they had invested in the online scam.

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What Lies Ahead for Cybersecurity in the Era of Generative AI?

IT Security Guru

Infiltrating various markets, it presents new and enhanced risks to this landscape. One of the primary markets touched by the evolving GenAI is cybersecurity. Stay informed about the many risks, especially regarding the information about you that’s available online. At the same time, the possibilities enamor many people.

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SEC X account hacked to hawk crypto-scams

Malwarebytes

The approval would mark a key milestone for the cryptocurrency market in gaining acceptance to mainstream financial markets. We don’t just report on threats – we help safeguard your entire digital identit y Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline.

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AI-generated voices in robocalls are illegal, rules FCC

Malwarebytes

Robocalls are automated phone calls, often associated with scams, which can be a nuisance to individuals and businesses alike. Many of these calls would be considered illegal anyway because they are scams or fraudulent, but now the fact that they use AI generated voices alone is enough for them to be considered illegal.

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Steer clear of these Instagram “Get rich with Bitcoin” scams

Malwarebytes

However, it’s more likely I dodged a Bitcoin scam. The kind of scam where I’d have to use screenshots of my bank account slowly being drained of all available funds for my next blog post. Common Instagram Bitcoin scams. Sadly, people promising get rich quick Bitcoin schemes on Instagram are a growing market of garbage and dross.

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