This past week, many agencies celebrated "Safer Internet Day" by sharing tips to help us all be mindful of the importance of staying alert to potential safety and fraud issues online. One area that ...

A 90-year-old lost $20,000 to a tech support scam. Learn how criminals trick older adults, the warning signs, and how to stay safe online. Phyllis Weisberg, 90, never thought she’d fall for a scam.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nachiket Banwari, a Charlotte resident, was sentenced to serve more than two years in prison for participating in a tech scheme.

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GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - A Consumer First Alert: There’s a surge in tech support scams we want people to recognize. Scammers are targeting computer users with fake pop-up messages designed to scare ...

If you stay on the internet long enough, you are bound to come across browser pop-ups. While many of them are just annoying, ranging from advertisements and paywall restrictions to requests to disable ...

The Phantom Hacker Scam has stolen over $1 billion since 2024, preying mostly on seniors’ retirement savings. Scammers use a three-step playbook — fake tech support, phony bank checks, and government ...

A Swindon man has been jailed after admitting to laundering more than half a million pounds in an elaborate international fraud operation. Gyaltse Yolmo, 42, of Purton, Swindon, was sentenced to 38 ...

The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office in San Jose on May 17, 2022. Photo by Magali Gauthier. Palo Alto Police officials and an agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation stood at the front of a ...