Episode 121 - Meta Releases Threads, ChatGPT Tortures Telemarketers, US Post Office Tracking Scams, Prime Day 2023

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Meta releases Threads App

• https://www.wsj.com/articles/early-success-of-metas-threads-is-already-drawing-interest-from-advertisers-ba67d722

• https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint/privacy-woes-hold-up-global-instagram-threads-launch

• https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/07/05/metas-instagram-soft-launches-threads-to-take-on-twitter

People using ChatGPT to torture telemarketers

• https://www.wsj.com/articles/people-hire-phone-bots-to-torture-telemarketers-2dbb8457?mod=Searchresults_pos1&page=1

New USPS package tracking scam

• https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint/google-searches-usps-tracking-banking-theft

• https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intelligence/2023/07/malicious-ad-for-usps-phishes-for-jpmorgan-chase-credentials

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7081438117424988160-NscK/

Prime Day is coming

• https://nypost.com/2023/06/15/amazon-shuts-down-customers-smart-home-devices-over-false-racist-claim/

• https://www.forbes.com/sites/moorinsights/2023/07/14/what-amazon-prime-day-data-could-tell-retailers-about-2023-holiday-shopping/?sh=4a40ac52391d

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