Sophisticated scams increasingly target seniors, as thieves often use technology to gain access to personal information.

Telegram scammers are only getting smarter, and filtering out potential fraudsters from your legitimate contact list isn’t easy. Questions relating to Telegram’s safety have swirled around the ...

The FBI warns that the Silent Ransom Group is targeting law firms by posing as IT support workers, even showing up in person to steal sensitive data.

Google is adding a dose of AI to the Chrome browser to protect users from tech support scams. In a blog post, Google says a new version of Chrome arriving for desktops this month will tap “on-device” ...

Now, consumers will be protected even if they initiate a call to a tech support scammer. Now, consumers will be protected even if they initiate a call to a tech support scammer. The Federal Trade ...

While fraud is nothing new, today's scams are constantly evolving. The latest advances in technology, like artificial intelligence (AI), make these schemes even harder to spot. The Federal Trade ...

Older Americans are increasingly being targeted not because they are naïve, but because many have accumulated assets, strong credit histories, retirement accounts, and something fraudsters exploit ...

Most scam texts are easy to spot, but this one feels different. At first glance, the message looks polished and uses official branding that signals credibility. It also includes technical details that ...

Scam alert note on a telephone receiver on a desk, warning of potential fraud. Recently the FBI led a successful joint investigation with the Montgomery Maryland Police Department and the Montgomery ...

Noel Phillips can’t believe he was cleaned out so quickly — and easily. The New York millennial was bled dry earlier this year by a group of scammers who used phone number-spoofing technology — ...

LinkedIn has built its reputation as the world's most trusted professional network, with over 1.3 million members globally. Yet, LinkedIn scams have surged in recent years, with the platform detecting ...