IBM’s AI agent Bob easily duped to run malware: Researchers
By Thomas Claburn Publication Date: 2026-01-07 22:04:00 IBM describes its coding agent thus: “Bob is your AI software development partner…
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Google Ad Buyers Are (Still) Being Duped By Sophisticated Account Takeover Scams | AdExchanger
By James Hercher Publication Date: 2025-12-03 12:25:00 Agency buyers who manage portfolios of Google Ads and Merchant Center accounts are…
Radio Station Duped Audience and Secretly Used an AI Host for Six Months
For six months, an Australian radio station aired a daily show hosted by a young-sounding woman named Thy—cheerful, confident, and…
Amazon AI scammers duped investors out of millions with ‘passive income’ scheme, FTC alleges
The Federal Trade Commission is going after an e-commerce company that allegedly took millions of dollars from consumers as part…
Bay Area victim duped by AI-generated Trump gold investment scam: Here’s what to know
PITTSBURG, Calif. (KGO) — Promises to get rich quick have left some unsuspecting victims out thousands when they thought they’d…
French woman duped by AI Brad Pitt faces mockery online
A French woman who was conned out of €830,000 (£700,000; $850,000) by scammers posing as actor Brad Pitt has faced…
Forlorn French woman duped out of $850K by scammer posing as AI-generated Brad Pitt in hospital: ‘I loved the man’
This was a real “Inglourious Basterd.” A romance scammer who pretended to be an ailing Brad Pitt suckered a French…