The FBI has posted this warning about scammers stealing photos from innocent victims’ social media profiles and using them to blackmail and/or otherwise extort money and other things of value from them.
Once a scammer has downloaded a victim’s photos they use artificial intelligence (AI) to create fake explicit photos and videos based upon the photos stolen from the victim’s profile.
These “deep fake” images and videos are so realistic the average person is likely to believe they are real. [Read more…]
Several people have messaged me recently asking about “driver update notices” that are popping up on their computers.
If you’ve been on Facebook for a while you’ve probably seen a wide variety of quiz-style posts pop up in your Newsfeed.
If you’ve had a Facebook account for more than five minutes you’re probably aware that scams and hoaxes abound on there.
Let’s face it – we live in “interesting” times.