Lawrence police said a “Robin Hood” hacker stepped in to help stop a scam in action. The victim is a widow, living in ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Whenever I interview victims of scams, they often express shock about how the bad guy knew so much personal information about them. Yes, their phone, computer, or other device could ...

A group of hackers gathered to do something most victims never see: hit scam operations where they store control of other ...

Republished on August 30 with detailed advice on keeping families safe from the dangerous hacker threat that’s now surging across the U.S. This dangerous scam is coming for you or someone you know.

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What can you do about it before it's too late? Learn about your best methods of defense and more in this week's cybersecurity news roundup. I've been writing and editing stories for almost two decades ...

Hackers on Monday hijacked a mass text messaging service, pushing hundreds of thousands of scam texts to people who subscribe to alerts from New York state, a Catholic charity and a political ...

The holiday season is like a bullseye for a lot scammers and hackers. More people are shopping online and buying gift cards and many employees are off the clock. Chris Pickett, CEO at the Saratoga ...

Hackers have figured out how to hijack WhatsApp accounts without cracking the messaging app’s encryption, security researchers have warned. The so-called GhostPairing scam takes advantage of ...

A Maumee man’s quick thinking prevented his father from losing $7,000 to scammers who had gained control of the elderly man’s computer.

National security strategist and former FBI counterintelligence operative Eric O'Neill exposes how nefarious cybercriminals relentlessly attempt to access your data and wallet, and arms you with his ...