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Gen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents do. The generation that grew up with the internet isn’t invulnerable to becoming the victim of online hackers and scammers. (www.vox.com)
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Gen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents do. The generation that grew up with the internet isn’t invulnerable to becoming the victim of online hackers and scammers.::undefined

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[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)

genX are the perps. shhhh dont tell anyone. no one knows were here

[–] rdyoung@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

This is also why we are more likely to notice it. Some of us could teach the scanners a thing or two.

[–] Asidonhopo@lemmy.world -4 points 9 months ago

Yeah I'd say growing up coding in Basic on DOS machines, and logging onto BBSes gives us a leg up over millenials who at best started with AOL and Windows 98