Artificial intelligence has become startlingly good at faking reality. With just 15 seconds of audio, it can clone a person’s voice; with a short prompt, it can generate videos that look ...

Authorities are warning the public about a scam involving fake court notices that appear to come from the Superior Court of California and demand immediate payment through QR codes or other unofficial ...

TAYLORSVILLE – The Utah Department of Public Safety is warning about a new scam that hit the phones of Utahns on Thursday. The message contained what purported to be a "final court-ordered mandatory ...

Even as fraud has become increasingly sophisticated amid the rise of e-commerce and online banking, many victims still fall prey to old-school phone scams. Phone scams come in many forms, ranging from ...

Cybercriminals are increasingly using fake CAPTCHA prompts to trick users into enabling malware and scam notifications. Security experts warn the tactic is spreading rapidly through ads, pirated ...

Americans lost some $10 billion to online scammers in Southeast Asia in 2024. Cambodia, in particular, has been warned to clean up its act in recent months. The U.S. Treasury Department says the ...

Scammers take control of the situation by getting consumers to move quickly — before anyone can really think through something. 'People should be extremely leery of any kind of call or any kind of ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Customers and real estate professionals across San Diego County are being urged to stay alert as utility impersonation scams continue to evolve. The recent scam targets ...

A coalition of Big Tech companies is working on a more comprehensive solution to combat online scams. As first reported by Axios, Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn, Meta, Amazon, OpenAI, Adobe, Levi Strauss ...

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. Modern online scams operate across multiple ...

Texas law enforcement continues warning residents about a text scam falsely claiming to be from the DMV and demanding payment for traffic tickets. The DMV does not issue tickets or send text threats; ...

CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A text message claiming to be from the Michigan Secretary of State is making the rounds — and officials say it's a scam. The message reads: "Michigan Secretary of State ...