“Today’s Front Page: New scam rising in Hawaii, New statewide crime dashboard launched, AI videos are flooding social media.”
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Today’s Front PageNew scam rising in HawaiiBy JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune-Herald With all the scams intended to separate people – especially the elderly – from their hard-earned money this holiday season, one that is on the rise is cryptocurrency ATM scams. Kealii Lopez, AARP state director, called the scams “an epidemic” during a Dec. 3 informational briefing about scams by the state House Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. Lopez told lawmakers that in 2024 complaintsabout scams involving virtual currency kiosks…Read more New statewide crime dashboard launchedBy JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune-Herald Reports of criminal offenses were up almost 6% in Hawaii County in 2024 over 2023. That’s according to the Hawaii Crime Dashboard – a new online platform launched and maintained by the Hawaii Department of the Attorney General. The dashboard’s purpose is to provide the publicwith crime statistics for the state and counties. It can be found at crimestats.hawaii.gov. In 2024, there were a total of 11,513 offenses reported on the Big Island, compared…Read more AI videos are flooding social mediaBy STEVEN LEE MYERS and STUART A. THOMPSON NYTimes News Service A video on TikTok in October appeared to show a woman being interviewed by a television reporter about food stamps. The women weren’t real. The conversation never happened. The video was generated by artificial intelligence. And yet, people seemed to believe this was a real conversation about selling food stamps for cash, which would have been a crime. In their comments,many reacted to the video as though it was real….Read more Download the Hawaii Tribune Herald App
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