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An old SEO scam has a new AI-generated face

5Apr

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An old SEO scam has a new AI-generated face

Over the years, Engadget has been the target of a common SEO scam, wherein someone claims ownership of an image and demands a link bank to a particular website. A lot of other websites would tell you the same thing, but now the scammers are making their fake DMCA takedown notices and threats of legal action look more legit with the help of easily accessible AI tools.According to a report by 404Media, the publisher of the website Tedium received a "copyright infringement notice" via email from a law firm called Commonwealth Legal last week. Like older, similar attempts at duping the recipient, the sender said they're reaching out "in relation to an image" connected to their client. In this case, the sender demanded the addition of a "visible and clickable link" to a website called "tech4go...

FBI warns of job postings that could be money laundering – NBC4 Washington

Job postings offering opportunities to make good money working from home could be illegal schemes recruiting money mules, the FBI warned. Criminals recruit unsuspecting job seekers to help them move money that they got illegally through scams and human and drug trafficking. “They're enlisting people to help launder the funds from the illegal activity into the clean economy,” Special Agent Thomas Agree said. If they’re asking to move money through bank accounts, cashier’s checks, virtual currency, prepaid debit cards or money service businesses, chances are it could be a money mule scheme, and the mule could get in trouble without knowing what’s happening. “Acting as a money mule, even if you're not aware that you're committing a crime, is illegal, and it is punishabl...

FIR filed in Mahadev betting case, Dabur Group’s Burmans deny charges

The Burman family, which runs Dabur Group, has denied any involvement or role in an illegal cricket-betting app as alleged by the Mumbai police in a complaint filed last week. The family said vested interests were behind the police complaint and they wanted to scuttle their (Dabur’s) move to acquire Religare Enterprises, a financial services company. “We have not received any formal communication on any such FIR (first information report). However, we have seen the FIR, which is being circulated to media houses. The FIR is patently false and baseless. Nothing could be further from the truth than what has been wrongly stated in the FIR,” said a spokesperson for the family, referring to the police document. According to the FIR, file...