How current scams actually work, the tells that give them away, and what to do if one lands.
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Exact Sciences, the Abbott company behind the at-home Cologuard colon cancer test, was breached and 10.9 million email addresses are public. What to do before the notification letter arrives.
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A call says your electricity goes off within the hour unless you pay right now. Real shutoffs move by mail, and during dangerous heat the shutoff itself can be against the law.
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The hours lost to embarrassment are what turn a bad afternoon into a drained account. Here is the order to work in, and what is actually recoverable.
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Scam sites and a fake movie file appeared within hours of release. Two rules protect you, and neither needs technical skill.
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An international police operation seized the servers behind the fake 'update your browser' pop-up. A rare win, and what it actually changes for you.
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A new version of the "verify you're human" box tells you to press a few keys, and you install the malware yourself. Here is the one rule that spots it.
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Thousands of fake FIFA sites are already live before the June 11 kickoff. Here's how the World Cup scam machine works, and the simple habits that keep you out of it.
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Put your business on Google and the robocalls never stop? Here's why it happens, why blocking fails, and what actually works.
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Deepfake software can put someone else's face on a live Zoom or Teams call in real time, and it is sold openly. How these impersonation scams work, and the check that still catches them.