Unveiled at Black Hat, Scam Buster is an open-source tool that turns the tables on social engineering.

Every day, older Americans answer their phones and hear a familiar, trusted voice on the other end. Sometimes it’s a ...

Researchers pitted a person against a Claude agent and found that, after a week of texting, the AI chatbot was more effective ...

Sophisticated overseas criminals are stealing tens of billions of dollars from Americans every year, a crime wave projected to get worse as the U.S. population ages and technology like AI makes it ...

Landline identity theft is an emerging threat that gives scammers backdoor access to your accounts. An outdated phone number, especially a forgotten landline, can help them bypass security and drain ...

Scammers have various methods when it comes to getting their hands on your phone number. You might think, "Well, what's the big deal? Isn't it easy to find someone's number these days, no matter what?

JASPER COUNTY, Iowa — The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office is warning people about scammers acting as asphalt contractors. JCSO ...

A recent study on romance scams found that bots were able to get people to install a sketchy app 46% of the time versus 18% ...

New research shows nearly three-quarters of adults over 55 have been targeted or know someone who has fallen victim to online scams. Here's what you can do about it. I review privacy tools like ...

The scheme begins with fake fraud alerts before shifting to a FaceTime call, where victims are tricked into exposing sensitive banking information.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Digital forensics, AI, deepfakes, and what becomes proof in court. Imagine this: a sweet, polite “grandma” answering a scammer’s ...

Anyone who’s been on Facebook recently knows the platform is plagued by advertising and other posts from scammers and other frauds. But the massive scale of the issue is no surprise to parent company ...