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Do Not Use These Apps—Microsoft Warns Windows And Mac Users

Cs news6 months ago05 mins

New AI scams are soaring. NurPhoto via Getty Images Microsoft has issued a new warning as the nightmare of “unbeatable” AI attacks is now coming true. AI, it warns, “is making it easier and cheaper to generate believable content for cyberattacks at an increasingly rapid rate.” The company highlights one type of attack that is…

Hong Kong woman, 60, loses HK$11.5 million to scammers posing as police, tech support

Cs news11 months ago02 mins

A Hong Kong retiree has been swindled out of more than HK$11 million (US$1.4 million) by fraudsters posing as police officers and technical support staff in the city’s biggest cyber scam case. In a post on its CyberDefender Facebook page, the force said the case came to light after the woman, 60, sought help from…