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Bionic warns fans as concert ticket scams surge online
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Music fans are warned over a surge in fake ticket scams, with more than 11,000 reports and GBP £11.5 million lost in just 13 months.
Six Nations ads boost engagement but spark fan backlash
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Six Nations in-game ads boost online engagement for Samsung and Virgin Atlantic but trigger heavy social media backlash from rugby fans.
Marketers boost budgets as LLMs emerge as key audience
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digital transformation
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Marketers plan to raise content budgets for 2026 as large language models rapidly become a primary audience and core performance metric.
Innovid adds Reddit ads to unified social workflow
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Innovid adds full Reddit ad management to its Social Ads Manager, letting marketers run Reddit alongside other major social platforms.
AI deepfakes erode trust and reshape UK dating apps
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risk & compliance
Deepfakes fuel mistrust on UK dating apps as users turn to AI companions, with scammers and identity fraud exploiting synthetic profiles.
Fake Olympics shop ads on Meta target fans' wallets
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Fake Olympics shop ads on Meta push fans to cloned sites mimicking Milano Cortina 2026 store to steal card and personal details.
Pinterest & World of Warcraft launch housing tie-up
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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social media
Pinterest links moodboards to World of Warcraft housing, letting players design Azeroth homes and pin in-game creations directly.
AI romance scams surge on UK dating apps, says study
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AI-driven romance scams are rife on UK dating apps, with one in five users meeting fake profiles and 11% losing money, new research warns.
ChatGPT caricature trend raises fresh ID fraud fears
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biometrics
Daon warns viral ChatGPT caricature craze is handing fraudsters a richer dossier of personal data to fuel scams and social engineering.
AI-fuelled romance scams spread beyond dating apps
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AI-driven romance scams now cost UK victims GBP £20.5 million, spreading from dating sites to everyday apps and evading bank checks.
Romance scam losses exceed £106m as Valentine's Day approaches
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fintech
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physical security
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risk & compliance
UK romance scam losses top GBP £106m as organised fraudsters exploit Valentine's surge, with average victims losing more than GBP £11,000.
OSINT tools speed up probes into tax & benefit fraud
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data protection
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surveillance
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data analytics
Open source intelligence tools are helping investigators rapidly uncover tax and benefit fraud by exposing inconsistencies in online data.
Experts warn of rising Valentine's Day cyber scams
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mfa
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physical security
Cyber experts warn Valentine's Day brings a surge in romance and shopping scams, urging users to be wary of links, apps and payment requests.
Most Britons lack plans for digital assets after death
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storage
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mfa
Most UK adults have no plan for who inherits their digital assets, with over-55s least prepared despite new laws recognising online property.
Fluent Cargo, Sea Sentinel AI team to cut port risk
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saas
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data analytics
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supply chain
Fluent Cargo links Sea Sentinel AI to give Australian shippers early alerts on strikes, storms and congestion threatening port operations.
Parents warned over secretive online 'Com' networks
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social media
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cyberbullying
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snap
Parents are being urged to spot warning signs their children are being drawn into secretive online 'Com' networks linked to abuse.
UK consumers step up cross-checking as AI use grows
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cx
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UK consumers are embracing AI tools but trust is splintering, with most cross-checking search, social and brand sites before deciding.
AI turns romance scams into industrial-scale fraud
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AI is turning romance scams into industrial-scale fraud, with deepfakes and chatbots driving billions in losses, Tenable warns.
Snap launches digital safety course for teenagers, parents
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data protection
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e-learning
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data privacy
Snap unveils a 45-minute interactive digital safety course for teens and parents, plus expanded Snapchat arrival alerts to boost protection.
Immediate launches IX agency for live brand events
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martech
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partner programmes
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social media
Immediate launches IX, a dedicated experiential agency using its live shows and media brands to create bespoke in-person campaigns for advertisers.