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Roblox scam targets kids, employee-tracking shocker & text message hack

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Plus, deepfake videos are spreading — how to spot them. Lost kids found through video doorbells, dozens fall for Facebook scam, and ways to hide your phone number. 

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Don’t get blindsided: If Sandra Bullock contacts you on social media and says you are the man of her dreams, you’re not. Any accounts claiming to be her are total fakes. Scammers are using her image, deepfake videos and more to set you up.

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The serious threat of deepfake videos

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Ultra-realistic but fake videos are being made of people saying and doing things they’ve never done. It’s deepfake technology and in this Consumer Tech Update, Kim explains why it’s even more disturbing and dangerous than fake news.