Beyond the computer security programs that were previously trusted, criminals are turning to artificial intelligence (AI), which currently doesn’t have guardrails to prevent fraudulent activities.

Just when older adults need their money for retirement, many of them are being robbed. On Monday, the Federal Trade ...

Scammers—some working out of fraudulent call center across the globe—pose as representatives from legitimate companies, such as financial institutions, utility companies, or cryptocurrency exchanges.

MUMBAI: India's cyber-fraud landscape is undergoing a decisive shift, with fraudsters moving away from remote takeover of devices to real-time social engineering, where victims themselves execute ...

In 2024, Americans reported losing $470 million to scams that started with texts, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Text scams are also becoming harder to detect with AI. Knowing what to look ...

Scammers now work on two clocks. Some rush victims from first contact to payment in less than an hour, while others spend weeks building trust before asking for money. Based on a survey of 9,524 U.S.

The emergence of artificial intelligence has given a boost to cybercrime gangs that are coming up with bolder and more sophisticated schemes to scam people out of their money. Here is The Epoch Times’ ...

Online scams are lucrative for criminals, and AI is making it easier to swindle US targets, according to the FBI’s latest Internet Crime Report. Each year, the FBI publishes statistics from its ...

We've often warned you about romance scams and crypto "investment" opportunities that feel too good to pass up. Now, there's a major update that shows just how organized these operations have become.

LinkedIn has built its reputation as the world's most trusted professional network, with over 1.3 million members globally. Yet, LinkedIn scams have surged in recent years, with the platform detecting ...

A bipartisan bill called the Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act would eliminate current deductibility restrictions on fraud losses, among other provisions. The measure was approved by the House Ways and ...

India has witnessed several major financial scams, affecting banks, stock markets and investors. Over the decades, cases such as the Harshad Mehta securities scam, Nirav Modi fraud and IL&FS crisis ...