You can hardly visit Facebook or Instagram these days without a China-based discount store offering you all kinds of bargains. Presently, the one that is most likely to pop up on your feed...
Most people have heard the term “deepfake” by now, but many don’t know what it means or how deepfakes are used. Unfortunately, cybercriminals have added deepfake videos, images, and audio to their rapidly...
It would be nice if you could go to a social media website and not face the risk of being scammed. But unfortunately, these days, that is wishful thinking. Wherever large numbers of...
Everyone loves a bargain these days, which means that online shops are making a financial killing. It also means that their mobile apps are getting downloaded at a fast clip, and lots of...
One of the best things about smartphones is that they come equipped with high-quality cameras. Unfortunately, this also happens to be one of the worst things about them. Because, while a smartphone camera...
If you’re the parent of a young child, protecting them from the temptations of the internet is a difficult task. There are so many things that your child can get drawn into and...
If you watch the news on a regular basis, you may have noticed that some government officials like to give statements through an encrypted chat app called Telegram. Many people, in and outside...
Cons and scams are far older than the internet. And while such schemes have increased in the digital age, most are simply variations of old tricks that criminals use to steal, damage, spy,...
eBay used to be the hottest place in town for people to sell their wares online. But in the past decade or so, eBay has become less welcoming to small amateur sellers and...
Scams have been around since the dawn of civilization. Cavemen likely tried to scam one another over rocks. And throughout the centuries, humans have never stopped trying to get one over on each...