Scammers are sophisticated criminals who use psychological techniques to manipulate their targets. Understanding why these ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — It’s National Consumer Protection Week, and the Better Business Bureau Institute for Marketplace Trust has just released its annual Scam Tracker Risk Report. Get Hawaii’s latest ...

With AI fueling new schemes, scams have become a booming business—and 2026 could be the most lucrative year yet. I show you ...

Pierogi from Scammer Payback on YouTube joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about scams and scambaiting. Why do scammers ask victims to buy gift cards? What are some of the biggest ...

Scams dominate the help-seeking landscape. Users frequently describe suspicious messages, payment requests, impersonation ...

TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE, Feb. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Norton, a leader in Cyber Safety and part of Gen™ (NASDAQ: GEN), is setting the standard for scam protection with a new range of AI-powered ...

NordVPN is already a great VPN for Android, and now the company aims to warn you about spam calls on mobile devices. Moe enjoys making technical content digestible and fun. As a writer and editor for ...

We all know how it feels to be duped by another person. And in this day and age of technology, many of us have smartened up to detect a scam from a mile away. Yet, many fraudsters continue to strike ...

Phyllis Weisberg, 90, never thought she’d fall for a scam. Though widowed and living alone, she maintained robust social connections and confidently used her mobile phone and laptop computer to ...

CommBank and Telstra announced their anti-scam technology Scam Indicator has been expanded to cover landlines, to help detect suspicious calls in real-time, helping to avoid money being lost to ...