The holidays bring together friends and family of all ages, which presents a perfect opportunity to talk about financial scams. Seriously, it’s better than talking about politics. Every day, I receive ...

The Popa botnet reportedly turns millions of cheap Android TV boxes into residential proxies, routing strangers' traffic ...

Older investors were the hardest hit by cyber-enabled crimes in 2024, according to the latest Internet Crime Report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The report found losses among individuals ...

Americans over 60 lost nearly $5 billion to internet-related fraud last year and filed more complaints than any other age group, according to the FBI’s 2024 Internet Crime Report. The Department of ...

Cyber-enabled fraud cost victims over $17.7 billion during 2025, as financial losses to internet-enabled cybercrime continues to grow. Overall, cyber-enabled crimes cost US citizens $21bn. Published ...

An internet scammer nearly took me for $155 this month. If it can happen to someone who routinely writes about scams, it can happen to anyone. The scam began with an email praising my first book, ...

AI, which makes so many things easier, is also helping criminals commit cybercrime. That’s one of several trends showing up in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s latest report on internet crime ...

Adults 65 and older are among those most vulnerable to financial scams and fraud, according to the 2024 FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center report. In 2024, seniors reported nearly $4.9 billion in ...

Cybercriminals have been keeping busy. The 2025 Internet Crime Report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shows a continued rise in internet crime complaints, with officials receiving more ...

The authors write "To prove wire fraud the government must ordinarily show that communications crossed state or national lines in furtherance of a scheme, whereas to prove mail fraud the government ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Cybercrimes and crypto scams are becoming more common. I’ll never forget the call from my friend’s uncle. He’s the type who keeps ...

The Gombe State Police Command has arrested an eight-member criminal syndicate allegedly involved in armed robbery and internet ...