Software Apple Apple quietly adds an App Store feature for reporting scam apps You have to scroll through the listing a little bit to get to the 'Report a problem' button By Cal Jeffrey, October 4, 2021, 12:42 PM
Mobile Security New Android trojan malware has infected more than 10 million Android devices GriftHorse campaign operators made tens of millions of dollars from their victims By Adrian Potoroaca, September 29, 2021, 4:09 PM 25 comments
Mobile Tech Culture Phone scammers have swindled Americans out of nearly $30 billion over the past 12 months A simple rule of thumb; if you don't recognize the number, don't answer it By Shawn Knight, August 6, 2021, 12:12 PM 17 comments
Tech Culture Mother and son's alleged $12 million scam claimed to use supercomputers for crypto investment If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is By Rob Thubron, July 21, 2021, 5:18 AM 7 comments
Tech Culture The creator of Dogecoin says all crypto is a scam Helping the rich get richer and exploiting the desperate? By Rob Thubron, July 15, 2021, 5:18 AM 139 comments
Security Mobile Fake cryptomining apps, some found on the Play Store, scam $350,000 from users The mining apps weren't actually mining By Rob Thubron, July 8, 2021, 11:12 AM
Apple Mobile Almost two percent of the top-grossing iPhone apps are scams, says report Caveat emptor - Buyer beware of apps asking for money By Cal Jeffrey, June 7, 2021, 12:01 PM
Apple Mobile Bug in iOS API allows developers to force users to give apps a good rating The app will not open unless you give it five stars By Cal Jeffrey, May 26, 2021, 3:39 PM 13 comments
Apple Mobile Shady iOS developers are hiding casino gambling inside kids' games You can unlock the casino with a VPN set to an IP address where gambling is legal By Cal Jeffrey, April 16, 2021, 11:11 AM
Mobile Apple iPhone user loses $600,000 after downloading scam Bitcoin app from Apple's store It would be worth around $1 million today By Rob Thubron, March 31, 2021, 5:16 AM 36 comments
Hardware Fake RTX 3000-series eBay listings claim they're targeting bots, but is it a scammer's excuse? No refunds, no returns By Rob Thubron, March 2, 2021, 9:32 AM 19 comments
Security Pandemic helped romance scammers make a record $304 million in 2020 Don't be fooled by fake profiles By Rob Thubron, February 16, 2021, 5:16 AM
Security Trump campaign website hackers threatened to reveal origin of coronavirus They promised to reveal "secret conversations and strictly classified information" if enough crypto was sent By Rob Thubron, October 28, 2020, 5:18 AM 13 comments
The Web Teen charged in July's Twitter hack started out scamming Minecraft players Was investigated on similar crimes when he was 16 but was let go By Cal Jeffrey, August 3, 2020, 3:13 PM 10 comments
Gaming Security Beware of fraudulent Cyberpunk 2077 beta invites CD Projekt Red has no plans for a beta By Eric Hamilton, July 31, 2020, 7:27 AM
Security The Web New Netflix phishing scam has a clever way of appearing legitimate Don't be fooled By Rob Thubron, July 29, 2020, 9:11 AM
Mobile T-Mobile joins the war on robocalls with Scam Shield mobile app Automatic call blocking, caller ID, phone number proxy, and more By Cal Jeffrey, July 16, 2020, 4:49 PM
The Web Twitter accounts of Barack Obama, Apple, Joe Biden, & more hijacked for crypto scam The platform says its employees were targeted by social engineering attacks By Rob Thubron, July 16, 2020, 5:18 AM 13 comments
Security Scammers are exploiting Covid-19 crisis by emailing malware-loaded CVs Don't open those suspicious attachments, people By Rob Thubron, June 9, 2020, 9:15 AM
The Web Cryptocurrency fraud reached $1.36 billion in the first five months of 2020 Hackers and scammers have been busy during the pandemic By Adrian Potoroaca, June 4, 2020, 6:47 AM 11 comments
Security Text scams exploiting coronavirus fears see sharp rise in South Korea There have been almost 10,000 virus-based smishing attempts in the country By Rob Thubron, February 17, 2020, 8:51 AM
Security Phishing scam tricks Texas school district out of $2.3 million Beware of links in suspicious emails By Rob Thubron, January 13, 2020, 10:11 AM
Apple FBI arrests 14 in connection to $6 million counterfeit iPhone scam The 76-count DoJ indictment lists 17 defendants, but three are still being sought By Cal Jeffrey, November 14, 2019, 1:50 PM
The Web Two tech-support scammers arrested for allegedly stealing $10 million from over 7,500 people Most of the victims were elderly By Rob Thubron, September 20, 2019, 8:44 AM 14 comments
The Web Security 281 people arrested in operation targeting email scammers Victims were hit with everything from BEC schemes to romance scams By Rob Thubron, September 12, 2019, 9:21 AM 10 comments