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Online Scam Info: Daily Scam Alert – October 24, 2025

Welcome to this rundown of the latest online and email scams, and essential tips for staying safe! Today’s report focuses heavily on sophisticated, AI-enhanced attacks and seasonal scams tied to current events. 📧 Email Scams to Be Aware Of: AI and Seasonal Phishing Scammers are leveraging current events and advanced AI tools to craft highly convincing phishing attacks. Be particularly wary of emails that create a sense of panic or excitement. 1. Medicare Open Enrollment Scams (Peak Season Alert) With the Medicare Open Enrollment period (October 15 – December 7) underway, scammers are impersonating Medicare representatives to steal personal information…

Google’s NotebookLM now lets you customize the tone of its AI podcasts

Google’s AI note-taking and research assistant NotebookLM now lets users customize the tone of their Audio Overviews, which are podcasts with AI virtual hosts that summarize and discuss documents shared with NotebookLM, such as course readings or legal briefs. Tap below to read the report by Aisha Malik for Techcrunch.

Stay Vigilant: Scam Alert for August 27, 2925

Welcome to your this dose of online safety! Today, we’re diving into the latest scams making the rounds, from fake security alerts to deceptive online deals. Staying informed is your best defense against these malicious attacks. Email Scams to Watch Out For The “Urgent Security Warning” Phishing Scam Scammers are impersonating trusted entities like Google to steal your account credentials. They send out convincing emails with “Urgent Security” notifications, claiming that suspicious activity has been detected on your account. The email prompts you to “secure your account immediately” by clicking on a link. This link leads to a fake login…

The Next Phishing Scam Might Start in an AI Search Result—Here’s How to Stay Safe

AI-powered search features have changed how people access information, but they’re seldom foolproof. While convenient, these tools can lead you straight to a phishing site if you’re not careful. Tap below to read the report from MakeUseOf.com

Google Whisk: Revolutionizing AI-Powered Image Generation

What Is Google Whisk? Google Whisk is an experimental generative AI tool from Google Labs that enables users to create unique images by providing images—not text prompts—as input. Launched in December 2024, Whisk represents a shift in creative direction for AI-generated art: instead of laboriously crafting descriptive prompts, you simply choose or upload images for the three main elements—subject, scene, and style—then let Whisk blend them into something new and surprising.blog+1 Core Function: Image-to-Image Creation Whisk lets you “remix” ideas visually. Users upload or select images for: Whisk then combines the essence of these three to produce a fresh, AI-generated…