A "conman" tried to scam a "vulnerable pensioner" out of almost £80,000 by claiming he was going to carry out repairs on his house, police have said. Lancashire Police launched an investigation ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Tap-to-pay makes check-outs fast… But the Better Business Bureau warns scammers may be targeting that convenience. The scheme, called ghost tapping, uses near-field ...

Meta expected to make billions in revenue from scam ads in 2024: Reuters Reuters found that 15B "higher risk" ads reached users each day A Meta spokesperson said the company aggressively fights fraud ...

Microsoft is introducing a new scareware sensor for the Microsoft Edge web browser, which helps detect scam pages more quickly and ensures that Defender SmartScreen blocks them faster. In scareware ...

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Meta has announced new tools to help WhatsApp and Messenger users protect themselves from potential scams and secure their accounts. On Messenger, the company has started testing more advanced ...

Axiom Space, a commercial space station developer whose design is in the running to replace the International Space Station, has hired a chief executive almost six months after appointing the prior ...

Three new books propose remedies that run the gamut from government regulation to user responsibility. From addictive algorithms to exploitative apps, data mining to misinformation, the internet today ...

Microsoft is warning of an active scam that diverts employees’ paycheck payments to attacker-controlled accounts after first taking over their profiles on Workday or other cloud-based HR services.

When it comes to repairing your credit, any offer that requires an upfront payment before delivering services is a red flag and against the law. Scammers know people are desperate to improve their ...

Regulators ramp up pressure on Big Tech over fraud. You either go to the woods and raise your kids in the wild, just like Captain Fantastic did for a while, completely disconnected from the world. Or ...