The scammer told the victim her bank account had been hacked by a "Russian gaming or pornography group," according to police.

Romance scams are among the most emotionally damaging forms of cyber crime because they combine carefully manufactured ...

Before replying to a cute Valentine's message, make sure it isn't a scammer trying to steal your cash.

Technology is providing new tools to those who would take advantage of older people – while helping banks fight fraud.

Call center scams are becoming more sophisticated as criminal networks turn to AI tools to automate scripts, impersonations and targeting, turning their crude schemes into highly efficient global ...

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Scammers ramp up after major storms, posing as utilities, airlines, insurers, relief agencies, and repair crews to exploit confusion, outages, and travel disruptions. Urgency is the biggest red flag — ...

Two Brooklyn scammers pleaded guilty on Thursday to defrauding a whopping $68 million from the state’s controversial Medicaid home care program by paying health care kickbacks for services they didn’t ...

We take a look at some remarkable reporting from Myanmar. By Sam Sifton I am the host of this newsletter. Deep in the densely forested borderlands of war-torn Myanmar, two of our journalists recently ...

Google Chrome now lets you delete the local AI models that power the "Enhanced Protection" feature, which was upgraded with AI capabilities last year. Enhanced protection has been in Chrome for a few ...

The Carteret County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a computer scam investigators say has targeted older adults in the county. In a news release, the sheriff’s office said it is working ...

Geoff Williams is a journalist and author. His byline has appeared in numerous publications, including U.S. News & World Report, Yahoo Finance, Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post, LIFE magazine ...