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How Pig Butchering Scams Work — ProPublica
Thousands have lost huge sums after being lured into fraudulent online investment schemes by seemingly attractive strangers who strike up online conversations with them. Here’s a guide to spotting the telltale signs.
Deepfakes, Scams, and the Age of Paranoia
As AI-driven fraud becomes increasingly common, more people feel the need to verify every interaction they have online.
Meta’s “Trusted Experts” helped me run scam ads on Facebook and Instagram
A Reuters reporter created ads promising unrealistic investment returns and easily placed them on Meta's social media platforms.
How Google is killing independent sites like ours - HouseFresh
And why you shouldn’t trust product reviews from big media publishers ranking at the top of Google.
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An open-source benchmark by 1Password that tests whether AI agents can handle real security threats during everyday tasks.
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Tools and practical resources, aiming to educate researchers, promote integrity, and build trust in credible research and publications.
Stop Calling Online Scams ‘Pig Butchering,’ Interpol Warns
Experts say the catchall term for online fraud furthers harm against victims and could dissuade people from reporting attempts to bilk them out of their money.
Brutally Honest Advice About Web Design in 9 mins
Improving the trustworthiness of Javascript on the Web
Today, there's no way to audit a site’s client-side code as it changes, making it hard to trust sites that use cryptography. We preview a specification we coauthored that adds auditability to the web.
Meta Faces Lawsuit Over Gambling Scam Ads on Facebook, Instagram - iGamingToday.com - News, insights and Slots review
The Consumer Federation of America has taken Meta to court, accusing the company of misleading users about how it tackles fraudulent advertising on Facebook and Instagram. Filed in Washington, DC, the lawsuit claims Meta’s handling of scam ads, including scam gambling sites, violates local consumer protection laws. Unlike scams that rely on direct contact with […]
Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior
A collection of reading and resources around patterns of operations online intended to disrupt networks, scam users, and otherwise affect the health of society and social media Should focus on theory and practice but not tools
Social media scams/scam compounds/disinfo
So-called pig butchering scams, romance scams, disinformation campaigns, etc.
Uncovering Coordinated Networks on Social Media: Methods and Case Studies
A General Method to Find Highly Coordinating Communities in Social Media through Inferred Interaction Links
Exposing Cross-Platform Coordinated Inauthentic Activity in the Run-Up to the 2024 U.S. Election
Disrupting Dark Networks
Ecosystem or Echo-System? Exploring Content Sharing across Alternative Media Domains
↳ Slopaganda: The Inauthentic YouTube Network Selling Secession to Albertans — Canadian Digital Media Research Network
「外国botの世論操作」をXのアルゴリズムのコードで検証、実は報道こそが影響を与えていないか・後編【石井大智の情報空間ウオッチ】｜SlowNews | スローニュース
「外国botが日本の世論を操作」は本当か？ Xが公開したアルゴリズムのコードで検証してみた・前編【石井大智の情報空間ウオッチ】｜SlowNews | スローニュース
Microsoft Teams Has Become a Haven for Scammers in China
「中華系マフィア」に拉致された20代日本人男性が奇跡の「大脱走」…監視の男が見せた「一瞬のスキ」（週刊現代,竹輪 次郎） | 現代ビジネス | 講談社
「『2泊3日で帰る』と話していたのに…」“中華系マフィア”に息子を拉致された「母親の慟哭」（週刊現代,竹輪 次郎） | 現代ビジネス | 講談社
Tracking Suspicious Facebook Accounts After Takaichi’s Taiwan Remarks
