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Crooks are using AI to fake images for blackmail
Blackmailers are taking ordinary photos and videos of young people and using AI to twist them into fake or embarrassing images, then using those to threaten them. The pictures aren't real, but the threats are — and the goal is to scare you into paying or sending more.
The moveIf someone threatens you with an image, don't pay or panic — block them, screenshot the threat, and tell a trusted adult straight away.
Hackers tricked Instagram's AI bot into stealing accounts
People are being targeted via Instagram after hackers worked out how to social-engineer Meta's AI support bot into resetting passwords. Once they're in, they lock the real owner out and take over the account. It's proof that even an official help tool can be played.
The moveTurn on two-factor authentication now, so a password reset alone can't get anyone into your account.
That random WhatsApp 'document'? It can hijack your PC
People are being targeted on WhatsApp with messages carrying what looks like a business document — but it's really a script file in disguise. Open it on a Windows PC and it can quietly install software that hands a stranger control of your computer.
The moveDon't open attachments you weren't expecting — check with the sender on another channel first.