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📌 AI scams drove UK reports of fraud to 444,000 last year
Criminals use AI tools to take over mobile, bank and online shopping accounts

📌 Warning of scam airline accounts as Iran war disrupts flights
Criminals exploiting Middle East crisis, targeting customers seeking air ticket help or refunds

📌 Critical flaw lets hackers track, eavesdrop via Bluetooth
Security researchers have discovered a critical vulnerability in Google's Fast Pair protocol

📌 Devious new Android malware clicks on hidden browser ads
Android malware uses AI to trick traditional defenses

📌 New Android malware uses AI to click on hidden browser ads
The threat actor distributes the malware in games on Xiaomi’s GetApps software catalogue

📌 5 signs that ChatGPT is hallucinating
Watch out for when AI drifts from reality

📌 Digital wallet fraud
How your bank card can be stolen without it leaving your wallet

📌 Are VPNs really safe?
VPNs aren't fundamentally unsafe, but using the wrong one can be dangerous

📌 Romance fraud (Crimestoppers Advice)
Stop and think: it could protect you and your money

📌 Deepfake fraud taking place on an industrial scale, study finds
AI content for scams can be targeted at individuals and 'produced by pretty much anybody', researchers say

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📌 Is ‘brain rot’ real? How too much time online can affect your mind
Research suggests high social media and artificial intelligence use affects attention and memory.

📌 WhisperPair flaw lets hackers track, eavesdrop via Bluetooth
Security researchers have discovered a critical vulnerability in Google's Fast Pair protocol that can allow attackers to hijack Bluetooth audio accessories, track users, and eavesdrop on their conversations.

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📌 Bots, bias, bunk: How can you tell what's real on the net?
You can improve the odds by combining skepticism, verification habits, and a few technical checks

📌 You can’t get your AI to ‘admit’ to being sexist, but it probably is
LLMs might not use explicitly biased language, they may still use implicit biases.

📌 Are you a problem gambler?
Try this questionnaire

📌 Smartphones manipulate our emotions and trigger our reflexes
Smartphones capture our attention and cultivate our loyalty

👥 Gambling: Where Can I Get Help?
If you want to reach out to others in a similar situation, please use our support forums

📌 Pupils struggle to spot untrue AI content - report
teenagers use artificial intelligence in their schoolwork but many struggle to spot misinformation

📌 Hundreds of free VPN apps are not fit for purpose
Outdated libraries in VPN tools leave millions exposed to known security flaws

📌 ID photos of 70,000 Discord users may have been leaked
ID photos of around 70,000 users have potentially been leaked after a cyber-attack.