A Queens, New York, man was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for impersonating crypto influencers in a wire fraud scheme that targeted victims in Maryland and elsewhere, officials with the U.S ...

A new lawsuit filed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is a showcase of how hard it’s become to police the app stores for scammy apps. The suit alleges that a company known as Genesis Tech ...

Google is suing to dismantle the infrastructure behind an alleged massive AI-powered cybercrime operation. On Friday, the tech giant announced a lawsuit against an alleged Chinese cybercrime network ...

The "screw method" scam is taking over social media by storm, but you can rest easy: According to Snopes, it's actually a hoax. Reports have been making the rounds in recent weeks, enough to even get ...

I’ve been covering Android since 2023, when I joined Android Police, mostly focusing on AI and everything around Pixel and Galaxy phones. I’ve got a bachelor’s in IT with a major in AI, so I naturally ...

Scammers have found a new way to reach shoppers: getting ChatGPT to do their marketing for them. According to The Guardian, scam-checking service Ask Silver found that OpenAI’s chatbot is recommending ...

Q: I’ve been getting strange invitation emails lately; how do I know if they’re real? A: With graduation parties, weddings and summer get-togethers filling up the calendar, it’s perfectly normal to be ...

People who think they’ve gotten a phone call from Tarentum police Chief Bill Vakulick are likely part of a new phone scam, authorities said. Borough police are warning residents about fraudulent calls ...

A chilling new scam uses AI to clone your child's voice, tricking parents into paying ransom. Here's how the horror unfolds—and how to avoid it. I review privacy tools like hardware security keys, ...

(TNS) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation is warning about a fast-spreading scam targeting users of popular Microsoft 365 products like Outlook, Teams and OneDrive. In a May 21 alert from the FBI’s ...

Scammers have found a way to weaponize an official Microsoft email address in order to spread their cyber crimes. Credit: Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images If you've ever received an email from ...

Criminals are inserting screws in gas pump nozzle holders to keep transactions open after customers drive off, allowing the criminals to get free fuel. In May 2026, social media users, news media ...