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Banks warn AI shopping bots raise scam, fraud and data-privacy risksTechnology companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta are increasingly promoting AI chatbots as shopping tools, envisioning a f...
Man ordered an iPhone Pro, instead received a fake Chinese phone with Apple logo; Court orders Flipkart to pay him Rs 1.7 lakhA Bulandshahr man who ordered an iPhone 14 Pro from Flipkart for Rs 1.43 lakh received a fake Chinese phone with a counterfeit Apple logo i...
Amazon loses US court ban on Perplexity's AI shopping toolsIn a novel legal dispute, the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals determined that Amazon was unlikely to succeed on its c...
Can a shop charge you extra for paying by credit card? Here's what every card user should knowCan merchants legally charge customers extra for credit card payments? The Reserve Bank of India regulates these payment systems and card a...
Amazon, Walmart AI detect 'made in USA' fraud but do not flag it, study saysRetailer AI assistants can identify false "Made in USA" claims on products. However, these technologies are not actively used to police suc...
Kerala woman wins Rs 36,880 payout after Instagram boutique fails to deliver a dress worth Rs 1,880 she ordered for weddingA Kerala consumer commission has ordered an Instagram boutique to pay ₹36,880 to a woman who paid for two dresses needed for a wedding, rec...
eCommerce fraud goes 'Jamtara-style', powered by device farming: ReportIndian online shopping faces a new threat. Organised groups are using device farms to commit large-scale eCommerce fraud. These networks ex...
Dark patterns under the scanner: E-commerce firms told to self-audit and clean up in three monthsThe Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has directed e-commerce platforms in India to conduct self-audits within three months to i...
How AI is supercharging cyber criminals' kitsAI is lowering the technical bar for cybercriminals, making it easier and cheaper to generate content for attacks. Software used in fraud a...
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Diwali online shopping: Here are tips to protect yourself from shopping fraudsAs Diwali approaches, the excitement of celebrating with loved ones is building up. However, it is important to be cautious as online shopp...
Rajkumar Rao joins UP police's campaign to prevent online shopping fraudThe Uttar Pradesh Police will make the public aware of cybercrime and its helpline in regional languages also.
Amazon Prime Day 2023 is here! Beware of these scams and fake texts; All you need to knowAs Amazon Prime Day arrives once more, it is important to exercise caution. In the event that you receive a text message this week or the f...
Percentage of online shopping scam victims down to 74%: ReportAccording to an analysis by Banklesstimes, the emergence of ecommerce has increased the possibility of fraudulent activities. A surge in on...
Frauds to beware of if you shop onlineOnline sales platforms are one of the most recent ways that con artists deceive buyers. Let's take a look at how it works and what measures...
Online shopping: How to protect yourself from online card fraudThere has seen a surge in online card fraud in recent years, and it accelerated during the pandemic as more people shopped on the internet.
Your friend in distress could be an e-fraudsterFraudsters have managed to steal from hundreds of bank accounts by either impersonating acquaintances of account holders, tricking tipplers...
Data of 14 lakh people breached, online buyers duped of Rs 200 croreNandan Rao Patel, arrested here on Saturday by the Noida field unit of the STF, used to procure the data of clients of major online shoppin...
Govenment to amend laws to protect online shoppers from fraudsIn the last two years, nine complaints have been registered against e-commerce companies and the government has taken action on the same.