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FIFA World Cup fever fuels cyber scamsCybercriminals are exploiting the FIFA World Cup, creating thousands of fake ticket portals, merchandise stores, and streaming sites to sca...
Digital arrest: How India’s fastest-growing scam uses fake investigations and video calls to siphon off croresThey pose as the police, put you under ‘digital arrest’, and tether you to a video call till your savings are gone. How India’s fastest gro...
Expired dates? Young Indians face dating burnout despite spending more on finding loveAmid the bustling life of young urban Indians, an ironic trend emerges: individuals thriving in their careers are still finding themselves ...
Man uses wheat flour to look like Nvidia's Jensen Huang and now has thousands of followers on social mediaA young man from rural China has become an internet sensation impersonating Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Yang Yang gained tens of thousands of ...
Bluesky accounts hijacked in pro-Russia propaganda campaignA Russian influence campaign hijacked hundreds of Bluesky accounts -- many belonging to influential Americans -- to spread propaganda, rese...
Anand Mahindra turns 71. Billionaire has one advice for people having 'missing links' in their lives: 'It is important to rebuild...'Industrialist Anand Mahindra celebrated his 71st birthday on May 1. He shared a heartfelt message on X, expressing gratitude for birthday w...
YouTube offers deepfake detection to HollywoodYouTube is now offering Hollywood celebrities and entertainers a free deepfake detection tool to combat AI-driven impersonations. This expa...
‘Totally a fraud account’: R. Madhavan exposes fake Instagram profile pretending to represent him, warns fansActor R. Madhavan has warned fans about a fake social media account impersonating him and speaking on his behalf. He urged followers to be ...
Fake Justin Bieber fools Vegas nightclub — performs on stage and racks up $10,000 bar tabFrench impersonator Dylan Desclos tricked a Las Vegas nightclub into believing he was Justin Bieber. With the help of a fake management tea...
Farah Khan spotted an impostor using her cook Dilip’s identity. Then things escalated from thereFilmmaker and social media personality Farah Khan recently called out a fake Instagram account impersonating her cook, Dilip, who features ...
Keanu Reeves fights back: Spends big to delete imposters from TikTok and MetaKeanu Reeves is tackling fake social media accounts. Scammers use his image for ads and romance scams. Reeves employs a firm to remove thes...
Elon Musk impersonation scam: Brazilian businesswoman loses $25,900—Why these scams are increasing and how to protect yourselfElon Musk impersonation scam has once again surfaced, this time targeting a 71-year-old businesswoman from Goiás, Brazil. A fraudster, pret...
Actor Arjun Kapoor exposes online scam, urges people to stay alertBollywood actor Arjun Kapoor warns fans about an online scam involving a fake account impersonating his manager. He urges caution and advis...
Britney Spears': Why the Princess of Pop's manager, Cade Hudson, criticized Saturday Night Live writersCade Hudson, the manager of Britney Spears, expressed his criticism towards Saturday Night Live for their comedic sketch depicting the sing...
Twitter pulls check mark from main New York Times accountThe removal comes as many of Twitter's high-profile users are bracing for the loss of the blue check marks that helped verify their identit...
Several celebrities refuse to pay Elon Musk $8 for Twitter BlueTwitter launched its verification system in 2009 to protect celebrities from impersonation but now, Elon Musk wants everyone to pay for the...
Koo promises lifetime free verification for all notable personalitiesThe company said the free lifetime verification will be available to all notable personalities and creators across the world enabling them ...
Paytm boss Vijay Shekhar Sharma's message to Elon Musk: I'll pay $80 a month for Twitter if ...After a chaotic week following the initial launch of Twitter's $8 subscription service, Elon Musk has had time to brainstorm and come up wi...
Twitter Blue signups unavailable after raft of fake accountsThere are now two categories of “blue checks,” and they look identical. One includes the accounts verified before Musk took helm. It notes ...
ETtech Explainer: Past, present and future of the Twitter Blue TickWhat started in 2009 as a measure against impersonators on Twitter evolved to become a badge of honour, a symbol of trust, and most of all,...