Matt Gephardt

5 days ago | ksl.com | Matt Gephardt |Sloan Schrage

MILLCREEK — The combo of high prices and uncertainty about the economy has many folks looking for extra work. For criminals, it's presenting an opportunity to roll out job scams, and they're seizing that opportunity in a very big way. Tom Foulger has been looking for remote work to help boost his income. So, when a recruiter messaged him with a job offer promising to pay at least $300 a day for 30-60 minutes of work, Foulger jumped on the opportunity.

6 days ago | ksltv.com | Matt Gephardt |Sloan Schrage

MILLCREEK — The combo of high prices and uncertainty about the economy has many folks looking for extra work. For criminals, it’s presenting an opportunity to roll out job scams and they’re seizing that opportunity in a very big way. Tom Foulger has been looking for remote work to help boost his income. So, when a recruiter messaged him with a job offer promising to pay at least $300 a day for 30 to 60 minutes work, Foulger jumped on the opportunity.

6 days ago | ksltv.com | Matt Gephardt |Sloan Schrage

SALT LAKE CITY — Many Utahns enjoy the convenience of having their groceries delivered right to their doorstep. It takes just a couple clicks on their favorite food delivery app – you don’t even have to climb out of their couch. Now, many people who use food delivery apps realize they’ll have to pay for that convenience in the form of service fees, delivery fees and tips. These are expected expenses clearly spelled out every time at checkout.

1 week ago | ksltv.com | Matt Gephardt

SALT LAKE CITY — AI tools like ChatGPT and Copilot are often touted for safeguards that keep everyday people misusing AI to program malware. But new research finds it doesn’t take a programmer to get around those safeguards. You can use artificial intelligence to write bedtime stories for your kids. You can use it to summarize legal briefs. And now researchers say that everyday people can use AI to write malware.

1 week ago | ksltv.com | Matt Gephardt |Sloan Schrage

WEST VALLEY CITY — Utahns are receiving a flyer that looks like official government correspondence but turns out to be a sales pitch. Some are calling it misleading. But is it legal? Thomas Paskett found it taped to the garage door – a public notice in red and yellow warning of a big rate hike in power bills for homeowners who fail to install a renewable energy system. “It looks very official when you see it from the distance,” Paskett said.