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FYI: Social media scams cost Americans $2.1B in 2025, FTC finds: The FTC reports Americans lost $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025, an eightfold rise since 2020, with Facebook ranking as the costliest single platform. https://ppc.land/social-media-scams-cost-americans-2-1b-in-2025-ftc-finds/ #SocialMediaScams #FTC #CyberSecurity #OnlineSafety #ScamAwareness

FYI: Social media scams cost Americans $2.1B in 2025, FTC finds: The FTC reports Americans lost $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025, an eightfold rise since 2020, with Facebook ranking as the costliest single platform. https://ppc.land/social-media-scams-cost-americans-2-1b-in-2025-ftc-finds/ #SocialMediaScams #FTC #CyberSecurity #OnlineSafety #ScamAwareness

FYI: Social media scams cost Americans $2.1B in 2025, FTC finds: The FTC reports Americans lost $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025, an eightfold rise since 2020, with Facebook ranking as the costliest single platform. https://ppc.land/social-media-scams-cost-americans-2-1b-in-2025-ftc-finds/ #SocialMediaScams #FTC #CyberSecurity #OnlineSafety #ScamAwareness

ICYMI: Social media scams cost Americans $2.1B in 2025, FTC finds: The FTC reports Americans lost $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025, an eightfold rise since 2020, with Facebook ranking as the costliest single platform. https://ppc.land/social-media-scams-cost-americans-2-1b-in-2025-ftc-finds/ #SocialMediaScams #FTC #CyberSecurity #OnlineSafety #FraudPrevention

Social media scams cost Americans $2.1B in 2025, FTC finds: The FTC reports Americans lost $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025, an eightfold rise since 2020, with Facebook ranking as the costliest single platform. https://ppc.land/social-media-scams-cost-americans-2-1b-in-2025-ftc-finds/ #SocialMediaScams #FTC #CyberSecurity #ScamAlert #OnlineSafety

Social media scams cost Americans $2.1B in 2025, FTC finds: The FTC reports Americans lost $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025, an eightfold rise since 2020, with Facebook ranking as the costliest single platform. https://ppc.land/social-media-scams-cost-americans-2-1b-in-2025-ftc-finds/ #SocialMediaScams #FTC #CyberSecurity #ScamAlert #OnlineSafety

FTC Warns of $2.1 Billion Losses to Social Media Scams

Scammers are making a killing on social media, with nearly one-third of reported losses - a whopping $2.1 billion - originating from these platforms in 2025, according to the FTC. That's an eightfold increase in just five years, making social media a primary target for scammers to swindle unsuspecting consumers.

https://osintsights.com/ftc-warns-of-21-billion-losses-to-social-media-scams?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#SocialMediaScams #Ftc #ConsumerProtection #FinancialCrimes #EmergingThreats

Cyber Monday 2025: How Shoppers Are Being Fooled by ‘Too Good to Be True’ Deals https://thecyberexpress.com/cyber-monday-scams-2025/ #TheCyberExpressNews #CyberMondayscams #SocialMediaScams #CyberEssentials #TheCyberExpress #FakeMobileApps #phishingemails #FirewallDaily #ShoppingTools #FakeDeals

Brunei Strengthens Cybersecurity: Over 80 Scam Websites and 500 Fraudulent Numbers Blocked https://thecyberexpress.com/brunei-strengthens-cybersecurity/ #Brunei’scybersecurityframework #TheCyberExpressNews #fraudulentwebsites #SocialMediaScams #TheCyberExpress #FirewallDaily #cybersecurity #onlinescams #CyberNews #Resources #Brunei

Litecoin X account briefly hacked to promote a fake token - The compromised social media account is merely the latest in a string of... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/litecoin-x-account-hacked-promote-fake-token #socialmediascams #cybersecurity #litecoin #hacks #ltc #x

Here’s how TikTok protects Malaysians from scams, sexual predators and misleading AI-generated content #apps #cyberbullying #digitallife #featured #news #scamads #scams #sexualgrooming #socialmedia #socialmediascams #tiktok #tiktokplatformsafety

https://soyacincau.com/2024/08/06/tiktok-content-moderation-online-platform-safety-malaysia/

BlackRock imposters target crypto ETF investors - BlackRock warns investors about a rise in crypto scams targeting its iSh... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/blackrock-warns-crypto-etf-scams #blackrockimposters #socialmediascams #investmentscams #cryptoinvestors #bitcoinetf #blackrock #cryptoetf #etheretf #bitcoin #ether

BlackRock imposters target crypto ETF investors - BlackRock warns investors about a rise in crypto scams targeting its iSh... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/blackrock-warns-investors-about-crypto-scammers-targeting-ishares-etfs #blackrockimposters #socialmediascams #investmentscams #cryptoinvestors #bitcoinetf #blackrock #cryptoetf #etheretf #bitcoin #ether