Three different scammers think they’ve found easy victims — one pretending to be Apple support, another running a DirecTV gift-card scam, and a third pushing a crypto investment trap. But when ...

Customer conversations with chatbots can include contact information and personal details that make it easier for scammers to launch phishing attacks and commit fraud.

A scammer thought he had found the perfect victim: an older woman ready to ship out a huge pile of cash. Instead, he walked straight into a trap. What starts as a routine scam call turns into a brutal ...

Scam texts and phone calls are something mobile users are resigned to, but telcos are using new technology to block them before they get through.

Scammers impersonating deputies, banks and family members are targeting Central Texas residents. Here's how the calls work ...

For many older Americans, the phone has become a source of anxiety instead of connection. The calls often start early, around 7 a.m., and don’t let up until dinner. They arrive every few minutes, ...

BOYLE COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Harold Miller, who has a degree in computer security and helped establish one of the first internet companies in southern Oregon, received what appeared to be an official ...

One of the scariest parts about owning a smartphone is the notion that you could potentially be hacked or scammed by something as simple as a phone call. There are all sorts of different methods of ...

BATON ROUGE, La (Louisiana First) — Scam calls and texts are flooding phones across Louisiana at an alarming rate, and experts warn the trend is only accelerating. The latest scam report shows more ...