Nur Zincir-Heywood, the dean of computer science and distinguished research professor at Dalhousie University, shared tips on how to protect yourself online after a Truro, N.S., woman was targeted by ...

The FCC says scammers can hijack your phone number and use it to gain access to financial, email and social media accounts.

Scammers, like everyone, have access to publicly available data on candidates that can be used to train or generate highly ...

People of all ages can be tricked into parting with their money. But older individuals may have unique vulnerabilities and ...

Europe’s new travel authorization is already generating a cottage industry of copycat websites, and it hasn’t even opened yet ...

Despite all these defenses, scammers continue to seek ways to bypass them. One of the more recent sophisticated schemes ...

Patrick Coughlin, the CEO of Scamwise, joins the studio to discuss how holiday shoppers can keep themselves safe from ...

Online extortion scams, when scammers make threats and demands to get your money, are becoming more frequent. In 2023, the FBI recorded more than 48,000 extortion victims — a 22% jump from the prior ...

The FBI is warning that scammers are tapping into multiple financial fraud schemes to exploit the 2026 election season.

Thieves are creating mock websites to lure people looking to check balances into giving up the card’s number and PIN.

Reported fraud losses among Americans 60 and older have surged since 2020, with investment scams accounting for more than $1 billion.

The U.S. Department of Justice said the scams used images of beautiful women to target Americans with fake NFT investment scams.