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Cyber scams have targeted 9 in 10 Americans as AI fuels fraud

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Digital fraud is skyrocketing due to artificial intelligence, which is boosting criminals' ability to separate Americans from their money, new research shows.

Cyberattacks and scams have targeted nine in 10 Americans, with 17% of consumers saying they've lost money to a digital security breach, according to a new report from Consumer Reports, Aspen Digital and the Global Cyber Alliance.

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Hitting the sweet spot: bear treats itself to baked goods at Colorado farmers’ market

Shoppers and vendors in Aspen surprised by unusual customer as it stretched to sample stall offerings Farmers’ market shoppers might not usually pay much attention to the local resident devouring fresh bread and pastries at one of the stalls with extra gusto – but some certainly did last weekend when they realized it was a hungry bear. Onlookers on Saturday reached for their phones to take photos and videos of the bear in downtown Aspen, Colorado, after it wandered through the stalls and got up on to its hind legs to dig into the baked goods.

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