A Charlotte man was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for participating in a multi-million-dollar, international tech scam that mostly targeted elderly victims with fake online pop-up ads, federal ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about cybersecurity, surveillance and privacy. The FBI is warning smartphone users to beware the threat from ...

If your caller ID shows “Spam Likely,” “Potential Scam” and overseas numbers, welcome to the club. According to the latest data from the YouMail Robocall Index, American phones received almost 4.2 ...

Phone fraudsters are using increasingly sophisticated scripts to exploit consumer fears and drain bank accounts. Security ...

Truecaller is turning scam defense into a shared task, giving relatives tools to manage protection settings and step into suspected fraud calls. Phone scam defenses usually depend on the person ...

Scam alert note on a telephone receiver on a desk, warning of potential fraud. Recently the FBI led a successful joint investigation with the Montgomery Maryland Police Department and the Montgomery ...

Thousands of people are bilked every year by criminals who enter the lives of their victims through their telephones. AARP once found that about half of all mobile calls were fraudulent, and that the ...

Scammers can use new AI technology to mimic the voice of someone you know and create a phone call or voicemail recording. That “voice cloning” technology has recently advanced, and anyone with the ...

Scammers are ramping up their efforts this tax season with a new wave of aggressive IRS‑themed robocalls that threaten arrest, lawsuits and liens to try to steal your information and money. Nomorobo, ...

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 ...

A La Mesa woman is warning others after she said she received multiple scam calls while recovering from surgery at a San Diego County hospital, raising concerns about patient safety and privacy. Anita ...