Data from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) shows that travel-related scams increased by almost 25% last year.
– You might be excited to set your out-of-office email for the holiday weekend, but recent AI advancements are enabling more sophisticated phishing emails and cyber scams.
TSA is prepared for a record number of passengers over the Independence Day holiday weekend. It’s the perfect opportunity for a vacation and also the perfect opportunity for scammers posing as airlines and hotels to get your personal information or even your credit card number. “These criminals are opportunists. Anything that gives them an opportunity to increase their revenue,” Hamer said. “It’s the opportunity you give by broadcasting your travel plans, broadcasting your personal information on social media.”of travel-related scams totaling over $105 million in losses for consumers.
In just 30 seconds, it generated a pretty convincing email. There are no typos or poor grammar suggesting that the sender is not who they say they are.
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