Entrepreneurs edition
This week: AI voice scams, new Microsoft 365 prices, and a tool that lets you pay receipts safely.
Scammers use AI to trick you into transferring money
Fake voices and fake videos now look and sound so real that you can no longer spot them from the outside.
Criminals use AI to pose as a customer, a supplier or a boss. They call, message or send a video and ask for an urgent payment, or they give you a "new account number". The voice sounds real. The video looks real. As a one-person business, you have no finance department to catch this, so you're an easy target. The only safe rule: never change an account number based on a message alone. Call back first, on a number you already know.
Background for subscribersAgree one rule today with yourself and any staff you have: check every "new account number" or urgent payment first, with a phone call to the number you already have on file. Never call back on the number from the suspicious message. If you have staff, put that rule on paper, briefly. One employee paying without a double-check can cost you the money.
Fake messages via WhatsApp and text are becoming more convincing
The SANS Institute warns that your phone will be the biggest target for AI scams in 2026. Attackers use AI to write personal phishing messages and send them at the same time via text, WhatsApp and social media. Tools that claim to spot fakes are increasingly falling short.
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