5 common scams targeting teens – and how to stay safe
From knock-off designer products to too-good-to-be-true job offers, here are five common schemes fraudsters use to trick teenagers out of…
Scams target families of missing persons, FBI warns
Con artists use social media to find and target victims for various nefarious ends, including to extort relatives of missing…
Almost $2 billion lost to BEC scams in 2020
Nearly half of reported cybercrime losses in 2020 were the result of BEC fraud, according to an FBI report Losses…
Romance scams in 2020: Breaking hearts, wallets – and records
As dating apps experience a boom amid COVID-19, losses to romance scams soar too More and more people have been…
Why do we fall for SMS phishing scams so easily?
Here’s how to spot scams where criminals use deceptive text messages to hook and reel in their marks Have you…
5 common scams and how to avoid them
Fraudsters are quick to exploit current events for their own gain, but many schemes do the rounds regardless of what’s…
How to Defend Against Malware, Phishing, and Scams During COVID-19 Crisis
As if the exponential rise in phishing scams and malware attacks in the last five years wasn’t enough, the COVID-19…
FBI warns of surge in online shopping scams
In one scheme, shoppers ordering gadgets or gym equipment are in for a rude surprise – they receive disposable face…
Multiple Verified Twitter Accounts Hacked For Promoting Crypto Scams
The past couple of days have been terrible for Twitter users as a coordinated cyberattack occurred. The attackers hacked various…