The Cyber Yoda

Paid a scammer with Zelle, Venmo, Cash App or PayPal? Report to your bank or the app now, then IC3 and the FTC. What each app says, honest odds, recovery scams.

Free built-in settings to block gambling ads, adult sites and risky apps on Android, iPhone, YouTube and Google, and what to do if your child is targeted.

Fake overseas job and visa offers cost workers thousands. Red flags, how to verify a recruiter by country, what to do if you paid, and where to report.

Told to pay a tax, fee or deposit to withdraw your money? That is a scam. How the release-fee trap works, warning signs, and what to do if you've paid.

Guests are getting messages with real booking details and a link to confirm their reservation. We took one link apart: how the kit hides, who it targets, what to do.

Fake iPhone 18 Pro pre-order sites promise cheaper, faster phones and deliver nothing. How they work, the red flags, and how to check a site before you pay.

Fake iPhone 18 Pro pre-order sites promise cheaper, faster phones and deliver nothing. How they work, the red flags, and how to check a site before you pay.

F1 InfoTech is hiring 30 cyber forensics, OSINT and AI/ML professionals for I4C (MHA). New Delhi and Assam postings, up to ₹2.5L a month. Apply by 30 Sep 2026.

India's national cyber agency opens 133 Scientist-B posts (CS: 83, Data Science & AI: 25, ECE: 25) via GATE 2024–26 score. Level-10 pay, zero fee. Apply at cert-in.org.in by 17 August 2026.

The FBI, Google, and Lumen took down Outsider Enterprise, the China-based phishing-as-a-service network behind America's toll and package scam texts: 3.87 million stolen cards, 55 countries.

A chargeback can claw back money after an online scam, but only for card payments and only within tight deadlines. Who qualifies, the rules by country, and the fake 'recovery' scam to avoid.

Locked out of a hacked Gmail? Recover it from a familiar device even after the hacker changed your password and recovery info, then lock it down.