Scammers Threatened A 72-Year-Old Over A Fake Computer Claim. Police Set Up “Operation Money Trap”

A 72-year-old Ohio woman had already sent money once after scammers threatened to ruin her reputation with a fake computer ...

A Fake Microsoft Alert Led To An “IRS Agent” Pickup. Prosecutors Say Cash And Gold Followed

A Tonawanda, New York, resident’s computer screen allegedly flashed a warning that said “Microsoft Security” and told them to ...

Clean GitHub repo tricks AI coding agents into running malware

An agentic coding tool tasked with cloning and setting up a seemingly benign GitHub repository could execute a malicious ...

Lost your crypto access code? Be wary, there‘s a scam for that too

A niche type of fraud is lucrative enough for criminals to set up fake websites with dodgy software to harvest your data ...

Fake CAPTCHA Scam 'ClickFix' Spreads Malware Across 700 Trusted Websites, Tricks Users Into Installing Malware on Windows PCs

Researchers found attackers using fake CAPTCHA pages. Users should never run PowerShell or Windows commands requested by ...

What the Tech? Beware the fake evite scam that's taking over email accounts

Scammers are using fake party invitations that appear to come from friends, family members, coworkers, and neighbors.

Here's why QR codes can be dangerous and what to do instead

A attack using QR codes is known as "quishing," a combination of QR code and phishing. The danger isn't the QR code itself; ...

Computer users warned over 'sophisticated' scam that occurs when you 'copy and paste'

Using the 'Click Fix Scam' fraudsters has been developed a 'sophisticated' method trick 'normal people' into thinking they ...

Alert issued to all households who use copy and paste settings on computers

A warning has been issued to all desktop computer and laptop users over a new 'sophisticated' scam that tricks people in a ...

You and your friend may be paying different prices for the same thing. Here's how companies make that happen

CreditNinja reports that companies use surveillance pricing to charge different prices for the same products based on personal data, including behavior and location.

Luigi Mangione’s Murder Case Has Drawn National Attention. Here’s What to Know Before His Trials

Luigi Mangione is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in 2024. Read more about his case and upcoming trials.