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Links have always been an important part of Twitter’s ecosystem. But lately, links on X are sending people to different sites than what they’re clicking. A verified account on X recently posted a link to a legitimate Forbes article that took users to a Telegram account promoting a crypto scam.Mr. Tweet Fumbles Super Bowl TweetThis example, caught by security researcher Will Dormann this week, shows a link preview to “Forbes.com.” However, when you click the link, it takes you to “Crypto with Harry,” a Telegram account…

Oompa, Loompa, doompa-dee-doI’ve got a perfect puzzle for youRemember the disastrous “Willy Wonka Experience” in Glasgow a few weeks ago? Parents paid £35 per ticket, lured in by AI-generated ads depicting a lush candy paradise only to be greeted by a near-empty warehouse with a couple dinky decorations. Now nobody trusts Willy Wonka. Perhaps we never should have. After all, this is the man who invited five children to his factory and set them up to meet grisly fates. Let’s Eat a Chocolate Xbox ControllerThis week Wonka…

The founder of crypto hub Portal and creator of the first Bitcoin debit card says a scam crypto wallet app inside Apple's App Store was recently used to steal more than $120,000 worth of STX. Posting on X early Monday, George Burke stated "Watch out. This scam wallet INSIDE Apple App Store stole 38,000 STX after importing." Burke tagged Muneeb Ali, co-founder of Stacks, asking him to warn other traders in the community. Burke has even provided a link to the transaction where he says the theft took place. One commenter…

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President Joe Biden called out Big Pharma’s biggest scam during his State of the Union speech Thursday: charging Americans far more for the same drugs than patients in other countries.  “I’m gonna get in trouble for saying it,” Biden said. “But if any of you want to get into Air Force One with me and fly to Toronto, Berlin, Moscow, excuse me — well, even Moscow, probably — and bring your prescription with you, and I promise you I’ll get it for you for 40 percent the cost you’re paying now. Same company, same…

Hacker group Mogilevich has claimed its alleged Epic Games breach was a hoax, with the group trying to scam other criminals. Last week, the self-titled ransomware group Magilevich claimed it had hacked Epic Games and had made off with close to 200GB of data including email addresses, passwords, payment information and source codes, with the data for sale. The Fortnite developer was quick to respond, telling VGC that is was investigating the claims but there was “zero evidence” the Moglievich’s claims were “legitimate”.…

TPG’s executive in charge of legal and external affairs, Trent Czinner, said the watchdog’s proposal could open the floodgates to SMS scams, given telcos would no longer have control over who gets to land SMS traffic on their networks.“It could seriously hamper our efforts to stop bad actors from using mobile networks to defraud Australians,” Czinner said.“It is imperative the ACCC listen to the concerns of the mobile operators leading the efforts to protect Australians from scams every day.“Mobile operators play a vital…

Eddie Redmayne is a big star, known for his work in the Fantastic Beasts films and his Oscar-winning performance in The Theory of Everything. However, there was once a time in his early acting days where he was living with Jamie Dornan and Andrew Garfield and going to acting auditions when he could. The pals still keep in touch, and Dornan even has stories to share of weird occurrences from right after they all got famous. He recently told one about the time Redmayne’s email got hacked and, as a result, he got a strange…

One of this console generation's surprise hits, Helldivers 2 has racked up approximately 3 million sales after making its PlayStation and PC debut at the start of February. While it hasn't been all smooth sailing for the game since launch, fans have largely enjoyed the relentless, over-the-top shooting action - or at least when the servers have been online. Unfortunately, however, it looks like Helldivers 2 may be a victim of its own success, as scammers use the game to target unsuspecting customers on PC.Indeed, as…

Here’s everything you need to know about the new Facebook scam.Facebook is one of the most used messaging platforms across the globe which also makes it a haven for fraudsters looking for their next target. Over the past decade, tech giants have invested heavily to bring the number of scams down and they have been successful in doing that to an extent. However, fraudsters still somehow manage to trick users by simplest of techniques and one such incident has now surfaced online. As per a post shared by Facebook user…