What happens when a scammer can sound like your child, impersonate your bank, create convincing deepfake videos, or manufacture intimate images to blackmail a teenager? AI isn’t inventing fraud, but it is making “human hacking” more convincing, personal, and harder to detect. In this article, we explore eight ways criminals are exploiting AI and share practical strategies parents, caregivers, and educators can use to protect themselves and their families.

What if asking Siri to call your bank connected you to a scammer instead? This weekend, we helped someone who experienced exactly that. Cybercriminals are manipulating search results and AI-powered assistants to direct unsuspecting consumers to fraudulent customer-service numbers. The frightening part? You initiate the call, believing it’s legitimate. Here’s how this growing form of financial fraud works and what families can do to protect themselves.

Fake news site mimicking CBC used Howie Mandel clickbait to promote a scam—always check URLs, verify stories, and teach kids to think critically online.