Are you being conned? A scam detection expert at RSAC 2025 offered these six warning signs to look for—and I explain what you can do to stay safe. I review privacy tools like hardware security keys, ...

You should report fraud to the FTC and FBI even if you didn't lose money. You'll be a good samaritan if you do. Danni Santana spent nine years as an editor and business journalist covering industries ...

The FBI says spoofed websites masquerading as the IC3 have appeared. Spoofed websites impersonate well-known services to steal your data. FBI warns visitors to remain vigilant against suspicious URLs ...

Cybercriminals are trying to pass themselves off as the FBI employees tasked with helping victims of online scams. Don't fall for it. Bree Fowler writes about cybersecurity and digital privacy. Before ...

A growing trend of scammers impersonating recruiters is making it even harder to find a job. Scammers post fake jobs, but others reach out directly to job seekers through direct messages or texts. If ...

Is that that FBI agent really a scammer? Cybercriminals are impersonating employees of the FBI division devoted to combating online scams, attempting to take advantage of people who have already lost ...

While financial scams have always been around, the variety of schemes that scammers employ to steal money are easily proliferated these days with the internet, social media, AI and crypto. Frauds and ...