Do not fall for this at an airport or any crowded public space.
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- Category: Personal Cyber Security
Picture this, you're in a crowded area. Maybe an airport or mall or local venue. Someone comes up to you and
says "can you hold this (coffee/package/paper bag or package) for me while I tie my shoe/take this phone call/run to the bathroom/etc? ?
Do you take it? Do you "help them out"? NO and if so, why?
Social Media Scammers
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- Written by: CyberFreek
- Category: Scams and Cyber Traps to Avoid
You're on any one of the Social Media platforms and get any of the following in a private DM (Direct Message):
- Friend request
- Hi, how are you
- I love your content, let's connect
- Hello, I like your photo and think you are handsome/gorgeous/beautiful/attractive (or other flattering words)
- Other phrases meant to start up a conversation.
What do you do ? Are these legit contacts or scammers?
Various providers are switching on AI to read all messages, DMs and photos.
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- Written by: CyberFreek
- Category: Personal Cyber Security
As of December 1, 2025, Google is turning on AI to intercept, read, store emails, read all DMS, etc. This being done to "train their AI". No, this is tracking of who you are, your close knit circle of friends, how you talk with each other, the things you talk about, the places you go, the things that you do, etc. etc. etc.
Meta, owner of Facebook, Instagram and other apps, are doing the same thing to track you, learn from you and classify you for who knows what in the future.
Alexa now can check indoor air monitoring & quality
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- Category: Personal Cyber Security
Amazon has recently announced that Alexa will now be able to monitor your indoor air quality.
Monitoring it and alerting when it finds the
quality is not healthy.
VENMO Scam, please be aware and alert
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- Written by: CyberFreek
- Category: Scams and Cyber Traps to Avoid
It seems that there is a new scam hitting the internet for anyone utilizing VENMO for money transfers. The following steps occur if you are unaware of them.
Please take the time to make yourself aware of this scam when something strange happens with your VENMO account.
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There are a ton of scams and Cyber Traps that are out there on the Internet.
The goal with this category is to list various scams for you to be aware of.