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"The internet is filled with falsehoods.
We’re forever investigating new scams here at
Malwarebytes, and so we get how
hard it is to know what—or who—to trust online.
There’s the scam that takes advantage of grieving people and tricks them into
paying for a funeral live stream.
There’s the fake CAPTCHA that hijacks clipboards and tricks users into
installing malware.
There’s the many, many, many scams that use Google ads to trick people into
granting remote access to their machine, handing over money, or installing
malware.
And we’re being tricked constantly by AI, take the Texan restaurant with its
dino croissant and photos of Jeff Bezos at the bar. Or the scam that uses an AI
replica of a loved one’s voice to trick a family member into handing over
money.
It’s hard to know what to believe any day of the year online and so, while we
used to participate in April Fools, it just hits different these days.
Especially when things go wrong when it comes to April Fools’ pranks. Last year
a burger restaurant sent customers into a spin after sending them a fake order
confirmation email, which led to customers fearing that their accounts had been
hacked. All in good faith, but it no doubt hit a nerve for the affected
customers.
So go ahead and order your Hot Dog Sparkling Water, eat your crust only pizza,
or have a snooze in your banana sleeping bag. We love that. But as a
cybersecurity brand we want you to feel like you can trust us—every single day
of the year. If we say something is fake, then it’s fake. If we say it’s real,
then it’s real. No exceptions."
Via Esther Schindler.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
