The Popa botnet reportedly turns millions of cheap Android TV boxes into residential proxies, routing strangers' traffic ...

Online crime complaints surpassed 1 million for the first time last year, driven by a spike in AI-enabled fraud, crypto scams, and phishing attacks. Cybercriminals have been keeping busy. The 2025 ...

The holidays bring together friends and family of all ages, which presents a perfect opportunity to talk about financial scams. Seriously, it’s better than talking about politics. Every day, I receive ...

For 25 years, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has published an annual report providing data on internet-enabled crime and ...

Older investors were the hardest hit by cyber-enabled crimes in 2024, according to the latest Internet Crime Report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The report found losses among individuals ...

A new report released on Tuesday found that 12 percent of successful scams last year involved artificial intelligence or ...

AI, which makes so many things easier, is also helping criminals commit cybercrime. That’s one of several trends showing up in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s latest report on internet crime ...

Cyber-enabled fraud cost victims over $17.7 billion during 2025, as financial losses to internet-enabled cybercrime continues to grow. Overall, cyber-enabled crimes cost US citizens $21bn. Published ...

The authors write "To prove wire fraud the government must ordinarily show that communications crossed state or national lines in furtherance of a scheme, whereas to prove mail fraud the government ...

An internet scammer nearly took me for $155 this month. If it can happen to someone who routinely writes about scams, it can happen to anyone. The scam began with an email praising my first book, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Cybercrimes and crypto scams are becoming more common. I’ll never forget the call from my friend’s uncle. He’s the type who keeps ...