A hoax that sounds like a rescue can end with an empty bank account.Federal authorities are warning about Phantom Hacker ...

Online crime complaints surpassed 1 million for the first time last year, driven by a spike in AI-enabled fraud, crypto scams, and phishing attacks. Cybercriminals have been keeping busy. The 2025 ...

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A Special Study on America's Elder Fraud Landscape, an independent nonprofit landscape study of scams targeting Americans 60 ...

Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the author of dozens of how-to books covering a wide spectrum ranging from Apple devices and cameras to photo editing software and ...

The holidays bring together friends and family of all ages, which presents a perfect opportunity to talk about financial scams. Seriously, it’s better than talking about politics. Every day, I receive ...

AI-related crimes have taken off, as cybercriminals find it makes their job much easier ...

Even tech-savvy and experienced internet users can fall victim to online scams. Scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated, using technology and psychology to exploit trust and emotions. Fake ...

An internet scammer nearly took me for $155 this month. If it can happen to someone who routinely writes about scams, it can happen to anyone. The scam began with an email praising my first book, ...

Hawaii lost more than $106 million to internet fraud in 2025, double the previous year. FBI notes concerning rise in ...

In recent years, Nigeria has gained notoriety as a global hub for internet fraud, a subset of cybercrime popularly known by the slang “yahoo yahoo”, with fraudulent activities ranging from sextortion, ...