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Headline: Uncover the Latest Cyber Chaos: Scotty's Scam Slaying Insights for 2026

Headline: Uncover the Latest Cyber Chaos: Scotty's Scam Slaying Insights for 2026

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 Hey listeners, Scotty here, your go-to scam slayer with a techie twist on the latest cyber chaos hitting the wires this week. Picture this: I'm scrolling my feeds on January 23, 2026, and bam—scammers are dropping like flies, but they're evolving faster than a quantum algorithm. Let's dive into the dirt from the past few days so you don't end up as their next debugged victim.

First up, that sneaky Remote Invite Scam exploding in Chicago. ABC7 Chicago reports Claudia Coffey from Arlington Heights clicked what she thought was a party invite from a friend—spoiled by scammers spoofing the sender. Boom, remote access granted, hackers raided her laptop, Zelled $2,400 from Village Bank by Wintrust, and nearly nabbed $600 from PayPal. She fought back quick, got refunds, but not before they spammed her contacts with more fakes. Check Point's Tony Sabaj warns these invites slip into calendars too, bypassing email filters. Pro tip: Hover over that sender's real address, ditch auto-calendar subs, and if it pops up unsolicited, delete like it's radioactive code.

Over in Ohio, Auglaize County Sheriff's Office just nailed Chuan Zhao, a 43-year-old Chinese national from Brooklyn, New York, on January 21 in a sting op. WLIO says it started as a work-from-home gig for a St. Marys resident, morphed into an IT scam promising crypto recovery for wired cash. Victim coughed up big via wire and in-person pickup—sheriff's teamed with FBI Lima, Grand Lake Task Force, and US Customs to bait the second drop. Zhao's chilling in Auglaize County Jail on two felony theft by deception counts. Sheriff Vorhees says call local cops if it smells fishy.

Michigan State Police shut down a $100K elder scam on January 16, nabbing Yahui Zhu, 44 from California, as she rolled up to Midland County victims' door for cash. Click on Detroit details gift cards, crypto, and in-home pressure on an 82-year-old man and 74-year-old woman—Lt. Miller notes this doorstep escalation is statewide. Zhu's bonded at $500K, court date February 3.

And don't sleep on the AI apocalypse: World Economic Forum flags generative AI supercharging phishing, voice clones, and deepfakes as 2026's top threat, outpacing ransomware. Experian says 68% fear ID theft, FTC losses hit $12.5B last year. DFS in New York dropped a January 22 alert on phishing emails faking their domain—only trust dfs.ny.gov.

Listeners, armor up: Shred sensitive mail per Chelsea Groton tips, enable 2FA and biometrics, unique passwords everywhere, no gift card pays, verify urgent voices via callback. Pop-ups screaming virus? Close 'em, don't dial. Review statements weekly, freeze credit, and question everything—scammers thrive on haste.

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