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Lyft Blocks Driver After AI Image Used to Support $75 Damage Fee

The case highlights risks from AI images in rideshare fee disputes.

Google Pulls 28 ‘CallPhantom’ Apps That Faked Call and WhatsApp Histories

Hong Kong Flags Fake ‘HKDAP’ and ‘HSBC’ Tokens as No Licensed Stablecoins Are Live

Consumer Group Sues Meta Over Alleged Profits From Scam Ads on Facebook and Instagram

Volkswagen Warns of Fake Used-Car Sites Posing as Official Sales

Booking.com Breach Exposes Trip Details, Triggering 'Reservation Hijack' Scams

Woman Who Sold Fake Oasis VIP Tickets Gets Community Order, £40 Fine

Consumer Watchdogs Warn of PostIdent Scam Approving Loans in Victims' Names

FTC and Consumer Groups Warn of Fake iCloud Storage Emails Targeting iPhone Users

Nationwide Warns of Rise in Counterfeit Cash Used by Scammers

BR Documentary Exposes Real-Time Theft in Parcel SMS Scams

Fake Listings Target Kent Beach Huts as Officials Warn Buyers

Charité Warns of AI Fake Ads That Hijack Its Name to Sell Bogus Cures

AirAsia Warns Travellers of Fake Customer-Service Numbers on Social Media

Delhi and Hyderabad Police Warn of LPG-Linked Cyber Scams Using Malicious APKs

Madrid Aesthetic Clinic Owner Arrested Over Alleged Prepaid Treatment Fraud

FCC Moves to Curb Offshore Call Centers, Sets March Vote on English Standard and Consumer Disclosures

Germany Logged 565,546 Spam Calls in February as Scammers Cycle Numbers and Deploy 'Silent' Calls

Bavarian Woman Loses €2,500 to Fake Hotline After Flight Cancellation Linked to Iran War

IRS Launches Centralized ‘Report Fraud’ Hub on IRS.gov