The FTC received over 330,000 complaints of government imposter scams last year — a jump of 25% from the year before, indicating a growing problem.

Cybercriminals are now able to rent Malware-as-a-service and legally install malware on your PC. Learn how to identify these ...

A report by Chainalysis released Thursday estimated that cryptocurrency scams amounted to $9.9 billion in 2024, with that figure likely to be revised higher. Revenue from "pig butchering," a type of ...

Everywhere you look there's a potential scam waiting to happen. Look no further than your inbox, CNET survey finds. Dashia is the consumer insights editor for CNET. She specializes in data-driven ...

It starts with something small, a text that feels oddly familiar. Maybe it says, "Hey, how are you?" or "Are you coming to the BBQ?" Before you know it, you're in a friendly back-and-forth with ...

Over the past few months, a large-scale cloud storage subscription scam campaign has been targeting users worldwide with repeated emails falsely warning recipients that their photos, files, and ...

The United States, Britain and South Korea have joined a crackdown on groups running frauds from Southeast Asia. They have their work cut out. By Francesca Regalado Francesca Regalado has reported on ...

Romance scams are often seen as the most shameful type of fraud to fall victim to. A new survey commissioned by the identity theft protection service NordProtect reveals that 55% of Americans who lost ...