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  1. Tokyo Reporter: AI fortunetelling scammers fleecing victims of up to ¥500,000 for fake exorcisms. “A post-pandemic surge in loneliness and social anxiety has swollen Japan’s fortunetelling market to a staggering 1-trillion-yen industry. But behind this ‘Reiwa-era fortune-telling boom,’ malicious operators are increasingly weaponizing Artificial Intelligence to empty the wallets of vulnerable […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/26/tokyo-reporter-ai-fortunetelling-scammers-fleecing-victims-of-up-to-%c2%a5500000-for-fake-exorcisms/
  2. Tokyo Reporter: AI fortunetelling scammers fleecing victims of up to ¥500,000 for fake exorcisms. “A post-pandemic surge in loneliness and social anxiety has swollen Japan’s fortunetelling market to a staggering 1-trillion-yen industry. But behind this ‘Reiwa-era fortune-telling boom,’ malicious operators are increasingly weaponizing Artificial Intelligence to empty the wallets of vulnerable […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/26/tokyo-reporter-ai-fortunetelling-scammers-fleecing-victims-of-up-to-%c2%a5500000-for-fake-exorcisms/
  3. Tokyo Reporter: AI fortunetelling scammers fleecing victims of up to ¥500,000 for fake exorcisms. “A post-pandemic surge in loneliness and social anxiety has swollen Japan’s fortunetelling market to a staggering 1-trillion-yen industry. But behind this ‘Reiwa-era fortune-telling boom,’ malicious operators are increasingly weaponizing Artificial Intelligence to empty the wallets of vulnerable […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/26/tokyo-reporter-ai-fortunetelling-scammers-fleecing-victims-of-up-to-%c2%a5500000-for-fake-exorcisms/
  4. Can your ISP see what you do? Yes—unless you stop it. While HTTPS hides page contents, providers can still log domains visited, timestamps, connection metadata, and sometimes even location. Learn how ISP tracking works—and the steps to reduce it. 🔒🧭 proton.me/blog/how-isps-track- #Privacy #Cybersecurity #OnlineSafety

  5. Can your ISP see what you do? Yes—unless you stop it. While HTTPS hides page contents, providers can still log domains visited, timestamps, connection metadata, and sometimes even location. Learn how ISP tracking works—and the steps to reduce it. 🔒🧭 proton.me/blog/how-isps-track- #Privacy #Cybersecurity #OnlineSafety

  6. ICYMI: Meta's free Facebook badge blocks Pages, ProMode and under-18 accounts: Brand Pages sit outside the free selfie badge now marking real people across Marketplace, Dating and Groups. Feed slots arrive later, and markets stay unnamed. ppc.land/metas-free-facebook-b #Meta #FacebookBadge #SocialMedia #OnlineSafety #DigitalMarketing

  7. ICYMI: Meta's free Facebook badge blocks Pages, ProMode and under-18 accounts: Brand Pages sit outside the free selfie badge now marking real people across Marketplace, Dating and Groups. Feed slots arrive later, and markets stay unnamed. ppc.land/metas-free-facebook-b #Meta #FacebookBadge #SocialMedia #OnlineSafety #DigitalMarketing

  8. ICYMI: Meta's free Facebook badge blocks Pages, ProMode and under-18 accounts: Brand Pages sit outside the free selfie badge now marking real people across Marketplace, Dating and Groups. Feed slots arrive later, and markets stay unnamed. ppc.land/metas-free-facebook-b #Meta #FacebookBadge #SocialMedia #OnlineSafety #DigitalMarketing

  9. ICYMI: Meta's free Facebook badge blocks Pages, ProMode and under-18 accounts: Brand Pages sit outside the free selfie badge now marking real people across Marketplace, Dating and Groups. Feed slots arrive later, and markets stay unnamed. ppc.land/metas-free-facebook-b #Meta #FacebookBadge #SocialMedia #OnlineSafety #DigitalMarketing

  10. ICYMI: Meta's free Facebook badge blocks Pages, ProMode and under-18 accounts: Brand Pages sit outside the free selfie badge now marking real people across Marketplace, Dating and Groups. Feed slots arrive later, and markets stay unnamed. ppc.land/metas-free-facebook-b #Meta #FacebookBadge #SocialMedia #OnlineSafety #DigitalMarketing

  11. Conniving AI is starting to slip human control. We should all be worried

    The unauthorised incursion into the inner workings of Hugging Face, an AI model library and hosting platform, by…
    #NewsBeep #News #Business #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #ChatGPT #cyberattacks #cybersecurity #GB #Onlinesafety #UK #UnitedKingdom
    newsbeep.com/uk/711365/

  12. Meta's free Facebook badge blocks Pages, ProMode and under-18 accounts: Brand Pages sit outside the free selfie badge now marking real people across Marketplace, Dating and Groups. Feed slots arrive later, and markets stay unnamed. ppc.land/metas-free-facebook-b #Facebook #Meta #SocialMedia #DigitalMarketing #OnlineSafety

  13. Meta's free Facebook badge blocks Pages, ProMode and under-18 accounts: Brand Pages sit outside the free selfie badge now marking real people across Marketplace, Dating and Groups. Feed slots arrive later, and markets stay unnamed. ppc.land/metas-free-facebook-b #Facebook #Meta #SocialMedia #DigitalMarketing #OnlineSafety

  14. ICYMI: DOJ seizes 1,000 pirate domains as Colombia blocks 1,140 more: Seizures ran across three separate actions during the tournament, and Colombia alone blocked 1,140 sites. Ad-funded piracy outlasts every enforcement window. ppc.land/doj-seizes-1-000-pira #DOJ #Piracy #Colombia #Cybersecurity #OnlineSafety

  15. ICYMI: DOJ seizes 1,000 pirate domains as Colombia blocks 1,140 more: Seizures ran across three separate actions during the tournament, and Colombia alone blocked 1,140 sites. Ad-funded piracy outlasts every enforcement window. ppc.land/doj-seizes-1-000-pira #DOJ #Piracy #Colombia #Cybersecurity #OnlineSafety

  16. ICYMI: DOJ seizes 1,000 pirate domains as Colombia blocks 1,140 more: Seizures ran across three separate actions during the tournament, and Colombia alone blocked 1,140 sites. Ad-funded piracy outlasts every enforcement window. ppc.land/doj-seizes-1-000-pira #DOJ #Piracy #Colombia #Cybersecurity #OnlineSafety

  17. Courthouse News Service: X ordered to turn over deleted posts in defamation case against Media Matters. “X claims Media Matters intentionally manipulated the platform’s algorithms in order to get ads to appear alongside extremist content and falsely presented that as what an average user experiences on X. As part of its defense, Media Matters sought copies of posts from around fifteen users […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/25/courthouse-news-service-x-ordered-to-turn-over-deleted-posts-in-defamation-case-against-media-matters/
  18. Courthouse News Service: X ordered to turn over deleted posts in defamation case against Media Matters. “X claims Media Matters intentionally manipulated the platform’s algorithms in order to get ads to appear alongside extremist content and falsely presented that as what an average user experiences on X. As part of its defense, Media Matters sought copies of posts from around fifteen users […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/25/courthouse-news-service-x-ordered-to-turn-over-deleted-posts-in-defamation-case-against-media-matters/
  19. Associated Press: EU finds TikTok violates its digital rule book by failing to protect privacy of minors. “The European Commission on Friday said it found TikTok had not adequately protected children’s privacy rights on its platform by allowing adults to view the accounts of minors. The action exposed children to cyberbullying, unwanted contact and predatory behavior, commission spokesperson […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/25/associated-press-eu-finds-tiktok-violates-its-digital-rule-book-by-failing-to-protect-privacy-of-minors/
  20. Associated Press: EU finds TikTok violates its digital rule book by failing to protect privacy of minors. “The European Commission on Friday said it found TikTok had not adequately protected children’s privacy rights on its platform by allowing adults to view the accounts of minors. The action exposed children to cyberbullying, unwanted contact and predatory behavior, commission spokesperson […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/25/associated-press-eu-finds-tiktok-violates-its-digital-rule-book-by-failing-to-protect-privacy-of-minors/
  21. Associated Press: EU finds TikTok violates its digital rule book by failing to protect privacy of minors. “The European Commission on Friday said it found TikTok had not adequately protected children’s privacy rights on its platform by allowing adults to view the accounts of minors. The action exposed children to cyberbullying, unwanted contact and predatory behavior, commission spokesperson […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/25/associated-press-eu-finds-tiktok-violates-its-digital-rule-book-by-failing-to-protect-privacy-of-minors/
  22. Associated Press: EU finds TikTok violates its digital rule book by failing to protect privacy of minors. “The European Commission on Friday said it found TikTok had not adequately protected children’s privacy rights on its platform by allowing adults to view the accounts of minors. The action exposed children to cyberbullying, unwanted contact and predatory behavior, commission spokesperson […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/25/associated-press-eu-finds-tiktok-violates-its-digital-rule-book-by-failing-to-protect-privacy-of-minors/
  23. Associated Press: EU finds TikTok violates its digital rule book by failing to protect privacy of minors. “The European Commission on Friday said it found TikTok had not adequately protected children’s privacy rights on its platform by allowing adults to view the accounts of minors. The action exposed children to cyberbullying, unwanted contact and predatory behavior, commission spokesperson […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/25/associated-press-eu-finds-tiktok-violates-its-digital-rule-book-by-failing-to-protect-privacy-of-minors/
  24. ZDNet: AI image fraud will cost $40 billion next year – can these international standards help?. “International standards bodies are stepping up efforts to help provide the tools that end users and companies need to distinguish real images, videos, and other content from deepfakes and AI-generated slop. New standards were recently announced at the AI for Good conference hosted in Geneva under […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/24/zdnet-ai-image-fraud-will-cost-40-billion-next-year-can-these-international-standards-help/
  25. ZDNet: AI image fraud will cost $40 billion next year – can these international standards help?. “International standards bodies are stepping up efforts to help provide the tools that end users and companies need to distinguish real images, videos, and other content from deepfakes and AI-generated slop. New standards were recently announced at the AI for Good conference hosted in Geneva under […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/24/zdnet-ai-image-fraud-will-cost-40-billion-next-year-can-these-international-standards-help/
  26. ZDNet: AI image fraud will cost $40 billion next year – can these international standards help?. “International standards bodies are stepping up efforts to help provide the tools that end users and companies need to distinguish real images, videos, and other content from deepfakes and AI-generated slop. New standards were recently announced at the AI for Good conference hosted in Geneva under […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/24/zdnet-ai-image-fraud-will-cost-40-billion-next-year-can-these-international-standards-help/
  27. ZDNet: AI image fraud will cost $40 billion next year – can these international standards help?. “International standards bodies are stepping up efforts to help provide the tools that end users and companies need to distinguish real images, videos, and other content from deepfakes and AI-generated slop. New standards were recently announced at the AI for Good conference hosted in Geneva under […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/24/zdnet-ai-image-fraud-will-cost-40-billion-next-year-can-these-international-standards-help/
  28. ZDNet: AI image fraud will cost $40 billion next year – can these international standards help?. “International standards bodies are stepping up efforts to help provide the tools that end users and companies need to distinguish real images, videos, and other content from deepfakes and AI-generated slop. New standards were recently announced at the AI for Good conference hosted in Geneva under […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/24/zdnet-ai-image-fraud-will-cost-40-billion-next-year-can-these-international-standards-help/
  29. Reuters: Illinois man sentenced for hacking Snapchat accounts to steal nude photos. “Kyle Svara, 27, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy in Boston to 76 months in prison after pleading guilty to charges arising out of an earlier prosecution of a ​former Northeastern University track-and-field coach who paid him to hack the accounts of ​student athletes and other women.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/24/reuters-illinois-man-sentenced-for-hacking-snapchat-accounts-to-steal-nude-photos/
  30. Reuters: Illinois man sentenced for hacking Snapchat accounts to steal nude photos. “Kyle Svara, 27, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy in Boston to 76 months in prison after pleading guilty to charges arising out of an earlier prosecution of a ​former Northeastern University track-and-field coach who paid him to hack the accounts of ​student athletes and other women.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/24/reuters-illinois-man-sentenced-for-hacking-snapchat-accounts-to-steal-nude-photos/
  31. Reuters: Illinois man sentenced for hacking Snapchat accounts to steal nude photos. “Kyle Svara, 27, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy in Boston to 76 months in prison after pleading guilty to charges arising out of an earlier prosecution of a ​former Northeastern University track-and-field coach who paid him to hack the accounts of ​student athletes and other women.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/24/reuters-illinois-man-sentenced-for-hacking-snapchat-accounts-to-steal-nude-photos/
  32. Reuters: Illinois man sentenced for hacking Snapchat accounts to steal nude photos. “Kyle Svara, 27, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy in Boston to 76 months in prison after pleading guilty to charges arising out of an earlier prosecution of a ​former Northeastern University track-and-field coach who paid him to hack the accounts of ​student athletes and other women.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/24/reuters-illinois-man-sentenced-for-hacking-snapchat-accounts-to-steal-nude-photos/
  33. Reuters: Illinois man sentenced for hacking Snapchat accounts to steal nude photos. “Kyle Svara, 27, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy in Boston to 76 months in prison after pleading guilty to charges arising out of an earlier prosecution of a ​former Northeastern University track-and-field coach who paid him to hack the accounts of ​student athletes and other women.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/24/reuters-illinois-man-sentenced-for-hacking-snapchat-accounts-to-steal-nude-photos/
  34. Staying safe online:  Are you concerned about ‘fake news’ on social media? Here’s some useful info around guiding young people when they come across with misinformation online.  ➜  swgfl.org.uk/topics/social-med

    #StaySafeOnline #OnlineSafety #StaySafe

  35. Staying safe online:  Are you concerned about ‘fake news’ on social media? Here’s some useful info around guiding young people when they come across with misinformation online.  ➜  swgfl.org.uk/topics/social-med

    #StaySafeOnline #OnlineSafety #StaySafe

  36. Staying safe online:  Are you concerned about ‘fake news’ on social media? Here’s some useful info around guiding young people when they come across with misinformation online.  ➜  swgfl.org.uk/topics/social-med

    #StaySafeOnline #OnlineSafety #StaySafe

  37. Staying safe online:  Are you concerned about ‘fake news’ on social media? Here’s some useful info around guiding young people when they come across with misinformation online.  ➜  swgfl.org.uk/topics/social-med

    #StaySafeOnline #OnlineSafety #StaySafe

  38. Associated Press: International criminal groups use technology to expand in and beyond Asia, UN report says. “Southeast Asia-based criminal groups are using increasingly integrated networks and technology to build a rapidly growing illicit economy with tentacles that reach far beyond Asia, with scams alone causing estimated combined losses of $88.3 billion to $114.1 billion in 2025, a U.N. […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/23/associated-press-international-criminal-groups-use-technology-to-expand-in-and-beyond-asia-un-report-says/
  39. Associated Press: International criminal groups use technology to expand in and beyond Asia, UN report says. “Southeast Asia-based criminal groups are using increasingly integrated networks and technology to build a rapidly growing illicit economy with tentacles that reach far beyond Asia, with scams alone causing estimated combined losses of $88.3 billion to $114.1 billion in 2025, a U.N. […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/23/associated-press-international-criminal-groups-use-technology-to-expand-in-and-beyond-asia-un-report-says/
  40. Associated Press: International criminal groups use technology to expand in and beyond Asia, UN report says. “Southeast Asia-based criminal groups are using increasingly integrated networks and technology to build a rapidly growing illicit economy with tentacles that reach far beyond Asia, with scams alone causing estimated combined losses of $88.3 billion to $114.1 billion in 2025, a U.N. […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/23/associated-press-international-criminal-groups-use-technology-to-expand-in-and-beyond-asia-un-report-says/
  41. Associated Press: International criminal groups use technology to expand in and beyond Asia, UN report says. “Southeast Asia-based criminal groups are using increasingly integrated networks and technology to build a rapidly growing illicit economy with tentacles that reach far beyond Asia, with scams alone causing estimated combined losses of $88.3 billion to $114.1 billion in 2025, a U.N. […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/23/associated-press-international-criminal-groups-use-technology-to-expand-in-and-beyond-asia-un-report-says/
  42. Associated Press: International criminal groups use technology to expand in and beyond Asia, UN report says. “Southeast Asia-based criminal groups are using increasingly integrated networks and technology to build a rapidly growing illicit economy with tentacles that reach far beyond Asia, with scams alone causing estimated combined losses of $88.3 billion to $114.1 billion in 2025, a U.N. […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/23/associated-press-international-criminal-groups-use-technology-to-expand-in-and-beyond-asia-un-report-says/