In mid-April 2024, Meta — the multibillion-dollar Facebook parent company — accepted money from advertisers promoting false claims that American rapper and actor Jaden Smith and British actor Rowan ...

Google is using artificial intelligence to power a new Chrome scam protection feature that analyzes brands and the intent of pages as you browse the web. As spotted by Leo on X, a new flag in Chrome ...

Researchers are warning of a major global investment fraud campaign that uses social media advertising to lure unwitting victims into handing over their money. Group-IB said it uncovered nearly 900 ...

Facebook scammers have been targeting users in the Middle East with ads that include purported "investment opportunities" for funding legitimate retail organizations. In reality, the pages are ploys ...

Microsoft is introducing a new scareware sensor for the Microsoft Edge web browser, which helps detect scam pages more quickly and ensures that Defender SmartScreen blocks them faster. In scareware ...

A scam Facebook page offering the site's users a US$1,000 Ikea gift card took in nearly 40,000 victims Friday. It's the latest example of a new and pernicious trend on the social-networking site as ...