WASHINGTON—Fraud targeting online shoppers and holiday donors continues to surge nationwide, according to a new report from the AARP Fraud Watch Network. As millions prepare to shop and ...

The Family Service Agency, Community Bank of Santa Maria, and Santa Maria Police Department held a fraud awareness and ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — Cyber crime complaints in the United States hit an all-time high in 2024 with more than 859,000 victims reporting internet scams. While that is a staggering number ...

Be careful out there. Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; krblokhin / Jeffrey Coolidge / Photodisc / Glow Images / Glowimages / Isaac Lee / iStock / Getty / Indeed If you're concerned about scams ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand Americans’ experiences with and views of online scams and attacks. For this analysis, we surveyed 9,397 adults from April 14 to 20, 2025.

Parents on fruit-less searches for in-demand toys are particularly vulnerable to online crooks, the BBB serving Connecticut ...

From phishing emails to fake job offers, scammers don’t wait for midterms—new students are being targeted from day one. Here's how to stay one step ahead. I review privacy tools like hardware security ...

On average, one December 2024 document notes, the company shows its platforms’ users an estimated 15 billion “higher risk” ...

The reporting of crypto scams in the United States is currentlyhandled by a patchwork of agencies that should be streamlined to better protect consumers, says Coinbase chief security officer Philip ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - A new report from the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) paints a sobering picture of just how much damage cyber criminals are doing across the country. In 2024, more than ...