The price of ransomware attacks is skyrocketing and government agencies are paying the most

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Hackers use ransomware to steal data that they hold hostage until you pay them off.

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Card skimmers are hard to spot and on the rise. Here's what you can do to protect yourself.

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A credit card skimmer seized by police during an investigation into identity theft in Glendale, CA.
A credit card skimmer seized by police during an investigation into identity theft in Glendale, CA.

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Mexican cartels have stolen over $300 million from American seniors in elaborate timeshare property scams

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Money seized by the National Police during the dismantling of the Sinaloa Cartel.

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The number of Ozempic and Wegovy scams has grown by 183% so far this year

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An example of a fake ad claiming to sell Ozempic on Facebook.
An example of a fake ad claiming to sell Ozempic on Facebook.

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How scammers used 'social engineering' to steal over $1 million from an Idaho town of less than 4,000 people

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An Idaho town lost more than $1 million to scammers.

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Online scams might soon just be a battle between AIs

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Phishing emails could get more difficult to spot thanks to AI large language models.
Phishing emails could get more difficult to spot thanks to AI large language models.

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How scammers use deepfakes of celebs to steal millions from fans

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Robert Irwin, the son of famed conservationist Steve Irwin.

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A Chinese criminal ring has stolen $50 million by franchising thousands of fake online shops, experts say

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A Chinese criminal organization, dubbed "BogusBazaar," appears to be behind thousands of fake online shops targeting Americans.

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Hackers are now targeting the children of corporate executives in elaborate ransomware attacks

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Hackers are SIM swapping and using caller ID spoofs on the cellphones of executive's children, Mandiant says.

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Bitcoin trader loses almost $70 million after sending crypto to wrong online account address

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A crypto trader lost nearly $70 million in an "address poisoning" scam.

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