Her debut earlier this month highlights how AI is being used both positively and negatively when it comes to online scams. According to the Global Anti-Scam Alliance, a lobby group, consumers ...

Between October and December 2023, $95.2 million in losses from online shopping scams were reported to the Federal Trade Commission by consumers, according to the New York State Department of ...

The new Scam Detection option in the Google Phone app for Pixel phones listens to your phone conversations and sends an alert if what it hears sounds scammy. This new Pixel trick is still in beta ...

And nearly half of all Americans have encountered some type of cyberattack or scam online, according to a nationally representative CR survey of 2,042 U.S. adults conducted in April 2024 (PDF).

Many of the scams are run by sophisticated international syndicates, said Kathy Stokes, director of fraud prevention at AARP’s Fraud Watch Network. Those crooks are working every channel ...

“But there’s an idea that A.I. can.” Phone scams have reached mind-boggling levels: Tens of millions of scam calls rocketed around the world every day last year, according to the phone ...

A romance scam centre raided by Filipino authorities may have Australian victims, according to Australian Federal Police. More than 250 people were arrested in Manila in early October. The AFP ...

The fervor surrounding the 2024 election means many of us are bombarded with political ads in the mail, on TV, on social media and just about everywhere else. Perhaps none are more persistent ...

Apple sells four types of AirPods, including three sets of earphones and one pair of headphones. We compare them all to help you determine which is right for you. I've been a contributing editor ...