CAPTCHAs, which are used by websites to confirm whether users are people or bots, are harmless, but hackers are using them to infect PCs with malware.

Here are a few tips to help you spot them. Fake virus alerts commonly use alarming language designed to create fear and ...

When we quizzed ChatGPT-4o about current events, for instance, it repeatedly cited a sloppy scam news site that deluges the user with fake software updates and virus warnings. If you actually ...

Fake virus alerts A fake virus alert is a misleading cybersecurity tactic where victims see a notification or pop-up message when they browse certain malicious websites or use some free or ad ...

Rapha Wilde via Unsplash A philanthropist and her partner were bound, blindfolded and injected with what they were told was a “deadly” virus by three ... wielded knives, fake guns and shouted ...