September 10, 2019 281 alleged email scammers arrested in global crackdown The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that 281 suspects had been arrested around the world in connection with email scams and wire transfer fraud.
September 6, 2019 Beware of creepy 'SIM swap' fraud that lets hackers take over your phone and steal your money Experts have warned consumers to be on guard against “SIM swapping” when hackers move a victim’s phone number onto a mobile device that they control.
August 30, 2019 Grand jury indicts 8 Netflix wannabes who claimed to have more content than Netflix, Hulu Eight people were charged by a federal grand jury with running two large-scale, illegal TV and movie streaming services, the Department of Justice said this week.
August 30, 2019 Uncle Sam wants hackers to help it bolster US national security The annual "hacker" conference known as DEF CON has been a target for undercover domestic intelligence agencies, and even foreign spies allegedly posing as documentary crews and trying to blend in with the Sin City crowd.
August 30, 2019 iPhone hack attack: Google says hackers placed 'monitoring implants' in iPhones Google security researchers say that hackers spent at least two years targeting iPhones “en masse” and placing “monitoring implants” on Apple's smartphones.
August 27, 2019 US eyes ransomware threat to voter databases prior to 2020 election The U.S. government is ramping up its efforts to protect voter registration databases from ransomware attacks in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election.
August 27, 2019 Ex-Acting AG Whitaker: I’ve seen the evolution of cybercrime. We will lose this war if we don't pivot now As the acting attorney general of the United States in late 2018 and early 2019, I witnessed the evolution of cybercrime methodology, the advanced frequency and the increased sophistication of malicious coding.
August 26, 2019 Beware Medicare scammers, warns FCC chief The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is out with a new warning for the elderly. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai in an interview with ӣƵ on Monday says scammers are finding new and sophisticated ways to collect Medicare information.
August 23, 2019 Sextortion scams are back, security expert warns Sextortion is seeing an uptick after a lull at the beginning of the year.
August 22, 2019 Snapchat used by arms traffickers to market illegal weapons A Nevada man used Snapchat to market illegal weapons to buyers in California, according to a new report.