A Charlotte man was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for participating in a multi-million-dollar, international tech scam ...

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 ...

Credit card scams are getting more sophisticated with the use of artificial intelligence, but the way to protect yourself ...

Cybercriminals are now able to rent Malware-as-a-service and legally install malware on your PC. Learn how to identify these ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. — Computers have become an essential part of this tech-driven world. They can be our best friends or our worst enemies. So much information and data is stored within them that ...

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 ...

This tax season, scammers are using artificial intelligence, stolen data, voice cloning, deepfake video and even legitimate tax preparer credentials to manufacture trust.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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