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The top 10 brand names most likely used in a phishing scheme.

Published 2022-06-30 deliberately addictive phishing

Omer Dembinsky, a Data Research Manager from Check Point Research, joins Dave to discuss their Brand Phishing Report for Q1 2022 and how DHL, Maersk, and AliExp…

Forex Psychology – Trading Can Be Addictive

Published 2009-11-03 addictive trading brain

Forex trading can become an addictive activity. Whereas an addiction to alcohol and other drugs are substance addictions, an addiction to trading is a process a…

333: 5G phones, Juul, and Microsoft's move to Chromium

Published 2018-12-08 chromium 333 addictive

This week on The Vergecast, Nilay, Paul, and Dieter are joined by Verge science reporter Rachel Becker to discuss what’s going on in the world of Juul — why it’…

Kratom and 7-OH can feel like 'a miracle.' They can also be addictive

Published 2026-11-14 kratom miracle addictive

In the last decade, strong support for kratom and 7-OH products have kept them federally legal. That's started to change. A crackdown for some highly potent pro…

Loot boxes, influencers, and addictive features face an EU crackdown

Published 2026-11-12 loot addictive consumers

Gaming, social media, and e-commerce platforms are facing a fresh wave of sweeping European Union rules that aim to make "your online experience fairer." The ne…