At 81, Laura McFarling is looking for a job 15 years after retirement because she needs the money.

PayPal and Venmo just rolled out something big: AI-powered scam alerts for Friends and Family payments. If you've ever worried about accidentally sending money to a scammer, this new feature is ...

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 ...

Many of the scams I write about are increasingly high-tech, such as those powered by Artificial Intelligence or that ask for payment via cryptocurrency. But a low-tech scam involving a UPS-delivered ...

As the Lunar New Year (Tet) approaches, tech scams are erupting with unprecedented sophistication. Worryingly, cybercriminals ...

Ever received an unexpected alert by text or email claiming there is a problem with your computer that the sender needs your help to fix? That could very well have been a tech support scam. The ...

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There’s a new PayPal phishing scam making the rounds, and it’s so convincing that even security-conscious users are getting caught in it. Unlike typical scams riddled with typos and fake domains, this ...

Criminal fraudsters have tricked wireless networking firm Ubiquiti Networks out of roughly $47 million, using a low-tech email scam that is all the rage right now. The scam, first detected on June 5, ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — One of the most frightening scams around these days are voice cloning scams designed to tap into your greatest fears. It’s easy to see why people are victimized by ...

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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 ...