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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — Cyber crime complaints in the United States hit an all-time high in 2024 with more than 859,000 victims reporting internet scams. While that is a staggering number ...

Many of the scams I write about are increasingly high-tech, such as those powered by Artificial Intelligence or that ask for payment via cryptocurrency. But a low-tech scam involving a UPS-delivered ...

PayPal and Venmo just rolled out something big: AI-powered scam alerts for Friends and Family payments. If you've ever worried about accidentally sending money to a scammer, this new feature is ...

As the Lunar New Year (Tet) approaches, tech scams are erupting with unprecedented sophistication. Worryingly, cybercriminals ...

Ever received an unexpected alert by text or email claiming there is a problem with your computer that the sender needs your help to fix? That could very well have been a tech support scam. The ...

Have you ever received a suspicious email or pop-up that made your heart race, even for a second? You're not alone. Online scams are getting more convincing every day, and even the most tech-savvy ...

Phishing attacks are a major vector for cyberthreats on all kinds of businesses, from tiny mom-and-pop operations to massive conglomerations. Now, a new scam has evolved the phishing attack even ...

Criminal fraudsters have tricked wireless networking firm Ubiquiti Networks out of roughly $47 million, using a low-tech email scam that is all the rage right now. The scam, first detected on June 5, ...

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SHREVEPORT, La. - A new report from the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) paints a sobering picture of just how much damage cyber criminals are doing across the country. In 2024, more than ...