As the Lunar New Year (Tet) approaches, tech scams are erupting with unprecedented sophistication. Worryingly, cybercriminals ...

Learn the signs to ensure that a minor tech glitch doesn't become a financial disaster.

Many of the scams I write about are increasingly high-tech, such as those powered by Artificial Intelligence or that ask for payment via cryptocurrency. But a low-tech scam involving a UPS-delivered ...

PayPal and Venmo just rolled out something big: AI-powered scam alerts for Friends and Family payments. If you've ever worried about accidentally sending money to a scammer, this new feature is ...

Ever received an unexpected alert by text or email claiming there is a problem with your computer that the sender needs your help to fix? That could very well have been a tech support scam. The ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - A new report from the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) paints a sobering picture of just how much damage cyber criminals are doing across the country. In 2024, more than ...

The bipartisan Senate bill called the Scam Act would require social platforms to prevent fraudulent or deceptive ads from ...

There’s a new PayPal phishing scam making the rounds, and it’s so convincing that even security-conscious users are getting caught in it. Unlike typical scams riddled with typos and fake domains, this ...

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Without meaningful deterrents, Big Tech companies will do what's profitable, regardless of the cost to consumers. But a new ...

Chances are you’ve received a call, email, or text message from a scammer before, even if you didn’t realize it. Scammers often reach out to people with seemingly legitimate concerns. However, they ...