The New Wave of Conference Spam Is AI-Powered — and It’s Getting Worse If you’ve ever attended or spoken at a major conference, you’ve probably received one of these emails: a polished, professional-looking message claiming to be from the conference organizers, offering to sell you “the complete attendee list” for a fee. They don’t actually have these lists. But because …
How We Almost Got Scammed for $19,000: A Warning to All Businesses
This morning, our company narrowly avoided falling victim to a scam that nearly cost us $19,000. Despite the precautions we have in place, scammers are finding new ways to deceive even the most vigilant businesses. The scam started with an email that appeared to be from me, instructing our accounting team to pay an overdue invoice from Oracle. The email …