There must have been red faces in the social media department of Ireland's police headquarters after two of its accounts were hijacked this week. The official @GardaInfo and @GardaTraffic Twitter accounts of Garda Síochána were accessed by an unauthorised third party who posted cryptocurrency-related messages on Wednesday evening, potentially reaching hundreds of thousands of users. The messages claimed that followers were eligible to claim free cryptocurrency through an airdrop. However, vict
Some parents don’t know the minimum age for opening a social media account, even as governments move to impose stricter limits
US regulators have sued a cybersecurity company accused of exploiting sextortion victims by charging thousands of dollars for investigative services it allegedly never delivered, sometimes using fabricated evidence and fake customer reviews. People desperate to prevent intimate images from being leaked online may have fallen victim to a second scheme while seeking help. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says a company promising to identify online blackmailers and stop sextortion attacks instea
Google is adding AI-assisted scam detection to Messages as well as new Android safeguards against risky links, fake bank calls and screen-sharing abuse.
