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
Security The Web Internet scam data shows which states had most victims and lost most money Bad news if you live in Alaska By Rob Thubron, August 22, 2019, 8:35 AM
Security Tech Culture CipherTrace says $3.1 billion may have been stolen at cryptocurrency exchanges in 2019 Couple in misappropriated funds and it adds up to a staggering $4.3 billion By Adrian Potoroaca, August 15, 2019, 1:44 PM 7 comments
Industry Tech Culture House passes robocall bill with near unanimous support This is clearly not a partisan issue By Cal Jeffrey, July 24, 2019, 6:36 PM 10 comments
Industry Federal judge rejects motion to dismiss $224M SIM-swapping lawsuit against AT&T Plaintiff has sufficiently shown that carrier may have violated the Federal Communications Act, said judge By Cal Jeffrey, July 23, 2019, 5:36 PM
Industry Fraudulent Libra cryptocurrency ads are already appearing on Facebook The fact that the coin has not been released yet should be a clue, but the pages appear convincing By Cal Jeffrey, July 23, 2019, 1:55 PM
Industry Canadian crypto exchange CEO reportedly skimmed currency into privately owned accounts Another day, another cryptocurrency scam By Cal Jeffrey, June 24, 2019, 6:16 PM 10 comments
Industry Office Depot pays FTC $25 million for allegedly using fake malware scans and charging for repairs The money will be used to refund affected customers By Rob Thubron, March 28, 2019, 7:11 AM 14 comments
Industry OneCoin cryptocurrency executive arrested for 'multibillion-dollar' fraud Suspect's sister and co-founder still at large By Cal Jeffrey, March 11, 2019, 3:43 PM 19 comments
Industry The Web Amazon at war with seller scams, bad employees, and data leaks Numerous employees have been terminated since September for selling insider info to malicious merchants By Cal Jeffrey, December 11, 2018, 3:03 PM 15 comments
Industry The Web Scam alert: Positive cryptocurrency reviews are for sale And few investors realize it By Rob Thubron, November 28, 2018, 5:25 AM
Tech Culture Lenny is a chatbot that trolls telemarketers Why am I only learning of this just now? By Cal Jeffrey, November 26, 2018, 6:36 PM 21 comments
Security FBI arrests 74 email scammers in worldwide operation 42 in the US and 29 in Nigeria By Rob Thubron, June 12, 2018, 9:59 AM 40 comments
Security California teen faces 14 felony counts in phishing attack against school district 'It was like stealing candy from a baby.' By Cal Jeffrey, May 14, 2018, 7:47 PM 15 comments
Industry Two charged in My Big Coin cryptocurrency scam Over $6 million was 'misappropriated' By Cal Jeffrey, January 25, 2018, 3:33 PM
Software Re:scam is an e-mail chat bot designed to waste scammers' time Replying to a chat bot means less time scamming real people By Shawn Knight, November 9, 2017, 3:54 PM 10 comments
Security UK police arrest four people in connection with Microsoft support scam calls The average age of tech support scam victims in the UK is 60 By Rob Thubron, June 28, 2017, 10:00 AM 8 comments
The Web Security The FTC cracks down on tech support scammers By Shawn Knight, May 14, 2017, 3:45 PM 21 comments
The Web Security Sophisticated phishing attack used Google Docs to gain access to your contacts Be wary of unexpected Google Docs By Cal Jeffrey, May 3, 2017, 11:00 PM 7 comments
Mobile Industry T-Mobile steps up anti-scam efforts with Scam ID, Scam Block By Shawn Knight, March 24, 2017, 2:00 PM
Security Programmer fights back against phone scammers using army of bots Great to see scammers getting what they deserve By Rob Thubron, February 9, 2017, 9:30 AM 24 comments
News Around the Web Weekend tech reading: What to expect from 5G, Intel plans 7nm chips, abandoning your antivirus is safest says ex-Firefox dev By Matthew DeCarlo, January 29, 2017, 12:00 PM 12 comments
The Web Kickstarter Live will help backers identify potential scammers By Shawn Knight, November 1, 2016, 12:45 PM
Microsoft Security Microsoft: millennials, not senior citizens, are more susceptible to tech support scams By Shawn Knight, October 18, 2016, 2:30 PM 13 comments
Industry AT&T agrees to pay $7.75 million to settle fraudulent directory assistance charges By Shawn Knight, August 8, 2016, 5:00 PM