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Weaponizing trust: How AI and social engineering bypass personal security boundaries

Summary by IT Brief New Zealand
Scammers are draining older adults' savings through romance, friendship and fake AI trading pitches on social media before withdrawals are blocked.
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Weaponizing trust: How AI and social engineering bypass personal security boundaries

Scammers are draining older adults' savings through romance, friendship and fake AI trading pitches on social media before withdrawals are blocked.

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IT Brief New Zealand broke the news on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
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