Allison Nixon had helped arrest dozens of members of The Com — a loose affiliation of online groups responsible for violence and hacking campaigns. Then she became a target.

A few days ago, I answered a phone call for my husband, “David.” It was an obvious scam—the caller said they were from an ...

Someone asked “What’s something you did just to be safe that ended up saving your [butt] later?” and people shared their best stories.

Fairview Heights police warn of a $90,000 computer pop-up scam targeting elderly residents, urging caution against fraudulent Microsoft calls and remote access.

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

Fake Punchbowl emails contain malware that can infect your computer. Don't click links in unexpected invitations.

It began with a message in WIRED technology journalist Andy Greenberg's inbox, sent from a lawless stretch of Laos bordering Myanmar and Thailand. A computer engineer from India, trapped far from home ...

The Trump administration has revoked a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health, an idea that President Donald Trump called “a scam.” But repeated scientific studies ...

Over the past few months, a large-scale cloud storage subscription scam campaign has been targeting users worldwide with repeated emails falsely warning recipients that their photos, files, and ...

Fraudulent High-Yield Investment Programs (HYIPs) are surging globally, pushing “guaranteed” profits that no legitimate investment can sustain. These scams lure victims with a simple pitch: deposit ...

An elderly Palos Hills resident lost $788,000 in a phone scam that’s under investigation, according to the Palos Hills Police Department. Police said the victim was targeted over the course of several ...

Apple Pay is clearly a hit with consumers. According to estimates, it had hundreds of millions of global users and processed trillions of payments in 2025 alone. But where there is money to be made, ...