Romance scams are becoming more sinister as organized fraud factories overseas target U.S. bank accounts. Learn how these ...

You've probably heard of the dark web, but what's actually on it? These 5 tips can help you explore the dark web using Tails, Tor, and a VPN, assuming you actually want to go see.

Court documents give more details about a nearly three-year operation that federal authorities say swindled victims of over $220 million.

Scam emails are getting better at looking official. This one claims to be an urgent warning from Microsoft about your email account. It looks serious. It feels time sensitive. And that is exactly the ...

Amazon Prime customers are the latest group of consumers to be targeted by scammers, cybersecurity experts say. According to a Feb. 4 X post from Guardio Security, hackers are impersonating Amazon's ...

A new text message scam is targeting residents in Franklin County, Ohio. The fraudulent texts claim to be from the court about an unpaid parking ticket. Franklin County Municipal Court and its Clerk's ...

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With the IRS now accepting people's tax returns for 2025, a federal watchdog is warning Americans to beware of so-called phishing and smishing scams designed to trick people into unwittingly handing ...

There are reports that a legitimate Microsoft email address—which Microsoft explicitly says customers should add to their allow list—is delivering scam spam. According to an Ars reader, the address on ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Security experts say a new scam is spreading fast, and it looks like something many people get all the time: A simple calendar invite. However, clicking on the link can give scammers ...

A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly trying to steal thousands of dollars worth of items from a grocery store by scamming a self-checkout kiosk. Luis Felipe Lezcano, 63, reportedly used a ...