A strange email lands in your inbox, and at first, it sounds helpful. It uses a familiar company, leans into family safety and warns that you may need to act before a deadline. That is what makes this ...

Google is suing to dismantle the infrastructure behind an alleged massive AI-powered cybercrime operation. On Friday, the tech giant announced a lawsuit against an alleged Chinese cybercrime network ...

Minnesota is banning crypto ATMs after scammers reportedly used the machines to drain nearly $1 million from residents over the past few years. The machines, also called cryptocurrency kiosks, let ...

An Escondido retiree who lost $177,000 to an international investment scam says he wishes his bank had done more to stop him from sending away his life savings, highlighting a growing challenge for ...

A new lawsuit filed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is a showcase of how hard it’s become to police the app stores for scammy apps. The suit alleges that a company known as Genesis Tech ...

Police in Stratford are issuing a warning about a recent bank impersonation scam that is targeting local residents and is causing them to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars. Investigators said the ...

A South Florida man says he lost more than $250,000 in an elaborate bank imposter scam. Randall Kahn said he received a phone call in early January from someone claiming to be a representative of ...

VINITA, Okla. — Joyce Kelso started getting calls, telling her she had won a large cash prize, a car, and a bonus through Publishers Clearing House. There was just one catch: the caller wanted her ...

From AI-powered scam detection to data removal and remote access blocking, here are the best tools to help protect your identity, money, and more. I review privacy tools like hardware security keys, ...

The second level in Indiana Jones and The Great Circle takes Indy inside the bowels of Vatican City. It’s the first time when MachineGames breaks loose from its linear shackles, presenting you with a ...

ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, Fla. — The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office will host a Seniors vs Crime fraud and scam awareness presentation Tuesday, June 16, from 9:45 to 11:15 a.m. at Celebration Hall at St ...

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