Meta has misled users about scam ads on Facebook and Instagram, lawsuit says

Meta is facing a new lawsuit over its advertising practices. The nonprofit group Consumer Federation of America (CFA) has filed a proposed class-action suit against Meta for "failing to protect u [...]

EU moves to turn Europol into an operational police force as digital crime climbs

Brussels wants to double the agency’s staff and widen its data powers. Rights groups say it has written the surveillance before drawing the safeguards. The European Commission moved to give Europol [...]

Google brings in-call scam notifications to Pixel watches

Anyone else feel like half the time their phone rings these days it's spam? Sometimes there's an alert before you even pick up, but other times it takes being in the call to know. Well, Goog [...]

Meta is making billions of dollars from scam ads on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, report says

Meta is making billions of dollars every year from ads marketing scams and illegal products on its platform, according to a new report from Reuters. The report details the staggering numbers behind sc [...]

Bipartisan SCAM Act would require online platforms to crack down on fraudulent ads

Without meaningful deterrents, Big Tech companies will do what's profitable, regardless of the cost to consumers. But a new bipartisan bill could add a check that would make them think twice, at [...]

Meta sues advertisers in Brazil and China over 'celeb bait' scams

Meta has sued the people and groups behind three scam operations that used images and deepfakes of celebrities to lure users to scam websites. According to the company, the three entities were based i [...]

12 steps you can take right now to be safer online

There's a fundamental question you can ask of both the internet and real life: "How do I enjoy my time here without taking unnecessary risks?" In grass-touching meatspace, you can cut o [...]

Pro-Russian hacker group claims responsibility for DDoS attack on French postal service

A pro-Russian hacker group has come forward as the perpetrator of a DDoS attack on the French national postal service La Poste that took place on December 22, according to Reuters. The distributed den [...]

Massive SIM farm network powering 49 million fake accounts taken apart by Europol

Seven people were arrested and four luxury cars confiscated in Europol operation. [...]