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Police orders asking X to block online accounts of two of India's most prominent free speech groups were fake, the social media company told an Indian court on Friday, days after the purported content removal requests sparked a public outcry.

Custom alterations, missing digits and temporary stickers on registration plates are prohibited. Only government-approved High-Security Registration Plates (HSRP) are legally permitted, police said.

A leading Irish academic who is an expert on disinformation and 'fake news' has been falsely claiming to have a doctorate from a distinguished English university, Prime Time has established

NAPTIP has warned Nigerians that human traffickers now exploit gyms, social relationships, and fake job adverts to lure unsuspecting victims into their net Read More: https://punchng.com/traffickers-exploit-gyms-fake-jobs-to-recruit-victims-naptip/

The Gombe State unit of the Nigeria for Women Project has warned the public against a fraudulent grant link circulating on social media to deceive people. Read More: https://punchng.com/gombe-women-unit-warns-public-against-fake-grant-links/

NAPTIP has warned Nigerians against human traffickers who use gyms, social relationships, and fake job advertisements to recruit and trap unsuspecting vict Read More: https://punchng.com/how-traffickers-use-gyms-fake-jobs-to-trap-nigerians-naptip/

Greg Sealey called for help online after claiming his autistic son was robbed, but police say it didn't happen — it was a scam.

Imagem de mensagem falsa convidando pessoas a comparilharem dados para consulta de benefício g1/Reprodução Voltou a circular no WhatsApp uma mensagem que imita os canais do governo federal e divulga um benefício chamado "Auxílio Reconstrução 2026", no valor de R$ 1.050, a ser liberado após a vítima clicar em um link. É #FAKE. ✅ Siga o canal de Fato ou Fake n

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a man, Akinola Damilare, for allegedly impersonating military personnel in Abeokuta, the state capital. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-arrest-fake-soldier-in-ogun/

Pangram contro la disinformazione online. Esperto, 'l'IA rende dubbi contenuti autentici'

When George Stephanopoulos was approached in 2009 about replacing Diane Sawyer as co-anchor of “Good Morning America” by then-ABC News president David Westin, the former politico was the host of Sunday news show “This Week.” “He had a great position there in Washington,” Westin tells me. “They had a beautiful house in Georgetown, and he […]

É #FAKE que cena de pessoas pegando comida em caminhão de lixo ocorreu durante governo Lula; vídeo foi gravado em 2021 Reprodução Circula nas redes sociais um vídeo que mostra um grupo de pessoas coletando alimentos de um caminhão de lixo. As legendas alegam que a gravação seria atual, registrada durante o governo do presidente Lula (PT). É #FAKE. ✅ Siga o c

NAPTIP has warned Nigerians that human traffickers now use gyms, social relationships, and fake online job adverts to lure unsuspecting victims into their Read More: https://punchng.com/traffickers-now-lure-victims-at-gyms-with-fake-jobs-naptip/

INSS não cancela beneficios já concedidos por falta de biometria g1 Circulam nas redes publicações alegando que o Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social (INSS) vai bloquear pagamentos de beneficiários que não atualizarem a biometria até este mês. É #FAKE. ✅ Siga o canal de Fato ou Fake no WhatsApp Selo Fake (Horizontal) g1 🔴 Como são os posts? Os conteúdos vir

<p>The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Thursday dismissed reports of a ban on video-sharing platform TikTok as “false and misleading”, clarifying that no notification to that effect had been issued.</p> <p>In a post on social media platform X, the authority said that a fake notification regarding an alleged ban on TikTok was being circulated on

Vídeos falsos dão a entender que pessoas como Drauzio Varella e Cláudia Raia estão incentivando compra de produtos BBC O Ministério Público de São Paulo (MP-SP) deflagrou nesta quarta-feira (4) uma operação contra um grupo investigado por usar deepfakes de pessoas famosas, entre elas o médico Drauzio Varella, para vender na internet produtos relacionados à s

É #FAKE vídeo de Lula dizendo 'para o povo trabalhador, a prisão; para o bandido, a proteção' Reprodução Circula nas redes sociais um vídeo que supostamente mostra o presidente Lula (PT) dizendo "para o povo trabalhador, a prisão; para o bandido, a proteção". É #FAKE. ✅ Siga o canal de Fato ou Fake no WhatsApp Selo Fake (Horizontal) g1 🔴 Como é o vídeo? Pub

Ces fausses informations sont venues en majorité du camp républicain mais parfois aussi du camp démocrate, ainsi que de puissances étrangères.

Ireland rugby fans have been told to "exercise extreme caution" after a rise in reports of fake ticket sales for the Nations Championship and Six Nations.

I'm feeling fresh appreciation for my company's mandatory cybersecurity awareness course.

Binance has revealed more details about the cyber attack that resulted in the loss of $6.34 billion in digital assets.

Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has called for collaboration with the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria to tackle the circulation of fake drugs. Read More: https://punchng.com/soludo-seeks-pharmacists-support-to-tackle-fake-drugs/

Congress had slammed BJP over reported attendance fraud within VB-G RAM G scheme, saying that "attacking" the rights of the poor while invoking the name of Lord Shri Ram was its true modus operandi

Binance, the crypto-exchange platform at the heart of the sector's largest heist has uncovered how hackers stole billions in funds.

Ondo State police have raided a fake dollar factory in Odigbo LGA, arresting one suspect and recovering three bags of counterfeit US dollar notes. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-raid-fake-dollar-factory-recover-three-bags-of-counterfeit-notes/

The crypto exchange has said that it will bear the financial cost but the exchange paused withdrawals for almost two days after the incident.

The largest crypto theft to date was pulled off by combining some well-known hacking techniques over the course of a few months, according to Binance. A postmortem from the company says the process started in June with one developer downloading a tampered installer apparently spread by a malicious Google ad, exposing details about the engineers […]

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and actor Jason Statham have a distinctive feature in common: They're both famously bald, and that definitely hasn't changed in the last few days. However, there are some images of the two men circulating around X, Threads, and Bluesky in which they both have substantially more hair than their usual shaved […]

É #FAKE vídeo de bebê rindo após dar beijo em estátua humana Reprodução Circula nas redes sociais um vídeo que supostamente mostra um bebê se aproximando e beijando uma estátua humana pintada de dourado. A artista, então, abre os olhos e sorri junto com a criança. É #FAKE. ✅ Siga o canal de Fato ou Fake no WhatsApp selo leve fake fato ou fake g1 🔴 Como é o

The Anambra State Government has dismissed a viral video allegedly showing Governor Soludo’s son, Ozonna, campaigning for Peter Obi as false and misinforma Read More: https://punchng.com/video-of-soludos-son-campaigning-for-obi-fake-anambra-clarifies/

Binance has released a report into one of the biggest financial heists in history, detailing how hackers tricked their employees.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency excha...

<p>Binance released on Tuesday a detailed investigation into the $6.3 billion hack of its cryptocurrency platform, showing how attackers used fake job interviews and malicious code to <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2040923/crypto-exchange-binance-freezes-assets-after-63bn-complex-security-breach">steal</a> the funds.</p> <p>The crypto exchange said it ha

É #FAKE que foto de avião prestes a se chocar contra o solo mostre acidente com jatinho nos EUA; imagem foi manipulada com IA Reprodução Circula nas redes sociais uma foto que supostamente mostraria o avião que caiu neste domingo (dia 1º) na Flórida, nos Estados Unidos, imediatamente antes do choque da aeronave contra o solo. É #FAKE. ✅ Siga o canal de Fato

Crypto exchange’s internal investigation reveals the role of human error in the biggest theft in history

Binance has replenished 98% of $6.34 billion in affected assets, according to a security report the crypto exchange issued Tuesday.

An engineer was contacted through a legitimate job-hunting platform and invited to bogus job interviews with fake company representatives, Binance says.

Cryptocurrency platform Binance has said fake job interviews and an internal artificial intelligence tool were used for the massive $6.3 billion breach it reported last week. The culprit leveraged the compromised computer of one of its engineers and used an AI tool to gain control of the wallets of two other engineers, Binance said in a post on Tuesday. That

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Ondo State Police have uncovered a fake dollar factory in Odigbo LGA, arresting one suspect and recovering three bags of counterfeit US dollar notes. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-uncover-fake-dollar-factory-in-ondo-arrest-one/

CBS News MoneyWatch reporter Megan Cerullo discusses the issue of AI-generated deepfake videos in the lead-up to Election Day.

The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested three suspects for allegedly impersonating ICPC officials after being found with a forged ID card in Lafia. Read More: https://punchng.com/nasarawa-police-arrest-fake-icpc-officials-recover-id-cards/

The Independent National Electoral Commission has warned that fabricated audio and video announcements could be deployed on the eve of the 2027 general elections to falsely announce a postponement of voting. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-inec-warns-against-fake-poll-postponement-announcements/

Many Ukrainians, who have faced years of Russian attacks, did not take the messages seriously and doubted their veracity.

Ukrainian and Russian emergency alert apps were hacked just hours apart, sending civilians false warnings of chemical and nuclear attacks.

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_683,w_1024/744583' alt='This photograph shows a smartphone with its screen displaying notifications from emergency alert app "Air Alert", in Kyiv, on November 2, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (photo credit: Roman PILIPEY / AFP via Getty

Finds Maharashtra police action in Karnataka without informing local police illegal

It was not clear if the attacks on Russia and Ukraine late Sunday were related.

K.V. Ganapathy had secured a contractual job in 2021 at Puthukkode grama panchayat by submitting a fake BCom mark list

Russia and Ukraine both report cyberattacks on their alerting systems, as strikes continue across the countries.

<p>Residents in Kyiv also warned of chemical attack and street-to-street fighting in false message sent by unknown party</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/nov/02/ukraine-russia-emergency-warning-systems-hack-zelenskyy-streeting-eu-latest-news-updates">Europe live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Unknown hackers have targe

Nuclear danger, radiation threat and street combat: Ukrainians received a wave of messages Sunday night that raised alarm with a series of grave — and baseless — warnings.

WIRED uncovered some 400 apps and websites linked to Chinese-language developers that look like regular AI tools but had secret features that let users create violent AI-generated images and video.

… Websites dressed as compliance monitors and newsrooms have become a cheap way to damage a company. Read More: https://punchng.com/why-fake-watchdogs-are-the-new-threat-to-african-business-reputation-a-look-into-amlnetwork-oluwatoyitan-adediran/