Getting a brand-new iPhone should be a moment you enjoy. You open the box. You power it on. Everything feels secure. Unfortunately, scammers know that moment too. Over the past few weeks, we've heard ...

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A robocall scam is targeting hundreds of thousands of consumers each week, with fraudsters impersonating employees of Walmart in an effort to obtain people's personal information, according to a ...

If you’re an honest person, it may be difficult for you to believe that someone would scam you. Internet scammers can be slick enough to convince you they’re someone they’re not. Only you can protect ...

The Federal Communications Commission is cracking down on a company it said was behind millions of scam robocalls impersonating Walmart employees. FCC’s Enforcement Bureau has demanded SK Teleco, a ...

Walmart’s name pops up in Washington’s new consumer-safety crackdown. Online scams are increasing, with $16.6 billion in losses reported to the FBI in 2024. Scammers frequently use the Walmart brand ...

How did the online scam industry take root in Southeast Asia, and how did it grow to such massive proportions? On October 14, the U.S. government announced one of its most significant operations ...

Ghost tapping tries to exploit tap-to-pay to steal your money. The scammer targets physical payment cards and mobile wallets. The scam can be hard to pull off, but scammers persist. Tapping to pay for ...

Driven by a commitment to make cutting-edge scam protection available to everyone, Avast, a leader in digital security and privacy and part of Gen, has unveiled Scam Guardian, a new AI-powered ...

A new scheme seeks to convince individuals that their Social Security numbers may be suspended due to criminal activities, the Office of the Inspector General for the Social Security Administration ...

Google said it has disrupted the foreign cybercriminal group behind a text scam operation within 24 hours of filing its lawsuit. The crime syndicate is responsible for a massive SMS phishing, or ...

China and the United States say She Zhijiang, a Chinese-born businessman, ran a major scam compound in Myanmar. He was arrested in Bangkok in 2022. By Francesca Regalado A Chinese-born businessman ...