EPISODE · Apr 29, 2025 · 2 MIN
Battle against cyber-scams gets tougher all the time
from Techstination · host Fred Fishkin
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. A new fraud report from AARP points out that many of us aren’t doing nearly enough to lessen the risks. 64 percent of adults reuse passwords across multiple accounts. Similar numbers don’t use VPNs when on public WiFi. AARP Director of Fraud Prevention Programs, Kathy Stokes says the battle is getting more difficult all of the time...with AI presenting even more dangers…“It really is. I refer to this new artificial intelligence as the ..sort of the industrial revolution for fraud criminals. It just give them so much more to work with.”All the more reason to be skeptical of links in emails, text messages and Web sites. Find more at www.aarp.org/fraudwatchnetwork.You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.
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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. A new fraud report from AARP points out that many of us aren’t doing nearly enough to lessen the risks. 64 percent of adults reuse passwords across multiple accounts. Similar numbers don’t use VPNs when on public WiFi. AARP Director of Fraud Prevention Programs, Kathy Stokes says the battle is getting more difficult all of the time...with AI presenting even more dangers…“It really is. I refer to this new artificial intelligence as the ..sort of the industrial revolution for fraud criminals. It just give them so much more to work with.”All the more reason to be skeptical of links in emails, text messages and Web sites. Find more at www.aarp.org/fraudwatchnetwork.You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.
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