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Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year ago

Gen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents do

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Gen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents do

Chris Remington@beehaw.org to

Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year ago

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The generation that grew up with the internet isn’t invulnerable to becoming the victim of online hackers and scammers.

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@Bitrot scams no longer mean malware anymore. Phishing is also a thing for example. And hiding full URLs from a browser’s bar doesn’t help with this either

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