How to avoid getting scammed on Zelle

Cashless P2P (peer-to-peer) transaction apps are great and have unequivocally made our lives easier, but as is the case with any emergent technology, scammers are quick to find ways to exploit them for ill-gotten gains. Unlike other low-level financial crimes, where your account is fraudulently accessed, spammers using Zelle and other payment apps rely on…

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It takes a veritable army to make TechCrunch Disrupt — which takes place October 18–20 in San Francisco — the well-oiled experience that savvy startuppers have come to know and love. And we couldn’t do it nearly as well without our incredible volunteers. If you’re looking for a no-budget way to experience Disrupt up close…

Russian forces had 10 torture sites in one city where they electrocuted, waterboarded, beat, and shot Ukrainian soldiers and civilians, AP report says

Items left behind sit in the deep sunless pit, used for torture by Russian soldiers, in a residential compound in the recently liberated town of Izium, Ukraine, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. Evgeniy Maloletka/Associated Press An Associated Press investigation found Russian soldiers committed torture at 10 sites in Izium. Torture of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians was…

Major air combat and special-ops drills show how the US and its partners are trying to lock down an important region amid tensions with Russia

From left to right, a Greek F-16M, an Italian A-200, a US F-15E, and a Greek F-4E over the Acropolis during Exercise Iniochos 22 on April 5. US Navy/Lt. Kathryn “Glitta” Mathis The US and other militaries held major aviation and special-operations drills in Greece this spring. The exercises were held amid Russia’s invasion of…

Coinbase users were unable to withdraw funds to US bank accounts for six hours

Coinbase users were unable to carry out US bank account transactions for around six hours on Sunday. An issue with the Automated Clearing House Network, which is used for electronic transfers between bank accounts in the country, emerged just before 7AM ET. The company said on its status page that it identified the problem, described…

A new Facebook Marketplace rule could make it harder to find legit car listings

Nick Barclay / The Verge As if buying a used car isn’t hard enough, the misleading dealership listings that clutter up selling platforms like Facebook Marketplace and OfferUp don’t make things any easier. In an update first spotted by a user on Reddit, Meta announced that it’s limiting dealerships’ ability to list cars on Marketplace,…