During what seemed like a routine con, a scammer’s confidence crumbled when something unexpected appeared on their computer screen. The surprise warning not only startled them but also exposed the ...

An 86-year-old woman lost $700K in a tech scam. Lawsuit claims banks ignored red flags, raising questions about elder fraud ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A Knoxville woman lost $1,000 to a scammer who took control of her computer claiming he was trying to fix it. It all started when Sharon Hart bought a secondhand laptop, took ...

A tactic used by a growing number of scammers is to impersonate help centres in order to trick victims into sharing their screens via WhatsApp. By doing so, they can obtain sensitive information like ...

According to the FBI, financial scams targeting seniors totaled nearly $4.9 billion in losses in 2024 -- and that's just from the scams that were reported. Losses were likely much higher because older ...

Scams and other threats that are doing the rounds on messaging apps like WhatsApp are a stark reminder of how easily even trusted platforms can be weaponized against us. One deceptive tactic that has ...

Android is testing new scam protections in the US to combat sophisticated social engineering tactics that “trick users into sharing their phone screen” and bank apps. One popular scam involves ...