Scam call centers often rely on fear tactics, pretending to be companies like Microsoft or Norton to trick victims into sending money. In this case, the scammers thought they had full control of the ...

This starts like a classic refund scam: fake invoices, remote access, and a “refund form” designed to confuse you. Then the script flips—suddenly the scammer is the one under pressure, being told to ...

A new scam is exploiting a familiar internet security check — tricking people into compromising their own computers. The ...

A Moran Avenue resident was nearly scammed out of $36,500 after she received a pop-up message on her computer that claimed it was compromised, according to the Princeton Police Department. The victim, ...

I’m not even looking for an apartment right now, and I still can’t escape San Francisco’s rental scams. As real estate agents evolve from home representatives to social media influencers, my Instagram ...

Students at Ardrey Kell High School received a phishing email late last week, seeking bank account information, a parent told ...

Meta is introducing new anti-scam protections across its platforms, deploying systems and user-facing warnings to protect users against scammers. The new features are designed to help catch fraud ...

Two scumbags have launched a slippery plan across Southern California, brazenly targeting bank customers and making off with cash, according to cops. Using a well-executed “shoulder-tap” ruse, the ...

First look: Australian biotech startup Cortical Labs has crossed another boundary in biological computing. Its latest hardware platform, the CL1, uses living human neurons as the core of a fully ...

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Supermicro co-founder and 2 others have been indicted for smuggling company servers packed with Nvidia AI chips to China.

Question: What are the latest tax scams to watch out for? Answer: Tax scams aren’t new — but the technology behind them has changed dramatically. In 2026, criminals aren’t just sending sloppy phishing ...