In a tech support scam, criminals pretend to work for a trusted technology or security company. They claim there is a problem with your device, software, subscription, or account, then try to persuade you to pay them, share personal information, or give them remote access to your computer. These scams used to rely mainly on […]
Read MoreScammers are becoming more strategic about where they target people. Nine in ten toll scams—the fake unpaid-toll messages that threaten fines or license suspension—arrive by email or text, while roughly six in ten romance scams show up first on social media. That’s no coincidence. Rather than blasting the same message everywhere, criminals are tailoring different scams to the platforms where they’re most likely to succeed. This […]
Read MoreChrome is rolling out an update for its desktop browser. The update includes 26 security fixes, two of which Google rates as critical use-after-free vulnerabilities. The Stable channel has been updated to 152.0.7977.75/.76 for Windows and Mac, and 152.0.7977.75 for Linux. How to update Chrome If you don’t want to wait for the rollout to reach you, manually updating […]
Read MoreA new dark web platform called Nexus claimed to be selling 153 million driver’s license scans and millions of other identity and medical cards. The collection included more than 153 million driver’s licenses, 10 million ID cards, 3 million travel documents, and 579,000 medical cards, including marijuana dispensary cards, according to reports. The trove of […]
Read MoreYou might tell an AI chatbot secrets that you wouldn’t divulge to your closest friends. If you do, though, beware: They could end up as evidence in court. An article in the Washington Post this week highlighted several cases in which people had discussed sensitive information with AI systems like Claude and ChatGPT, only to […]
Read MoreThe St. Kitts Tourism Authority is launching the St. Kitts Game Show, a brand-new quiz for UK travel agents, running every Thursday throughout September and then monthly from October. The initiative forms part of a continued drive by the Caribbean destination to strengthen trade engagement and deepen destination knowledge among agents. The fast-paced live game […]
Read MoreAfter a summer marked by successive heatwaves, temperatures above 40°C across parts of Europe, extreme heat has become an unavoidable part of the 2026 travel conversation. New analysis of The Data Appeal Company / Almaviva Group shows that, while Mediterranean destinations remain strongly associated with favourable summer climates, repeated and unexpected heat is beginning to […]
Read MoreA murder has been committed in Bugis Town, and from today the public can try to solve it together with the world’s most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. Homegrown gaming studio HIDDEN has launched A Study in Red: The Official Sherlock Experience – a 90-minute immersive game played across the shared space between Bugis Town malls […]
Read MoreWe’ve seen scam sites built around Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6) targeting visitors in three different ways this year. In June, we looked at sites selling GTA 6 “early access” for hundreds of dollars in cryptocurrency. You paid, got nothing, and could not reverse the payment. In August, we found fake Extended Look and demo sites delivering an […]
Read MoreMicrosoft has published details about a Windows malware campaign it calls TerminalFix. The social engineering used to infect people is very similar to what we’ve seen in ClickFix campaigns. A website visitor is presented with a fake Cloudflare CAPTCHA which, when clicked, secretly copies a malicious command to their clipboard. Then they receive instructions on […]
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