fraud

Our experts uncovered a scheme to extract cardholder data using Google tools.

As governments worldwide implement support measures for pandemic-hit citizens and businesses, online scammers strive to cash in.

Inexpensive, no-fuss Burning Man tickets for sale online. Just one problem: They’re fake.

Under the pretext of compensation for data leaks, fraudsters are selling “temporary U.S. social security numbers.”

Extorters are demanding ransom not in cryptocurrency, but in prepaid debit cards. All the same, you shouldn’t pay.

Two schemes whereby a victim receives money — and neither one is good news.

Dave and Jeff discuss a Facebook bug, DDoS attacks, 5G, Russian hackers, and more.

Social engineering augmented with machine-learning algorithms can deceive even high-ranking executives.

Toyota’s European division just lost more than $37 million to cybercriminals. Learn how to avoid becoming a victim of a BEC attack.

Using persuasion instead of viruses: How scammers talk people into granting remote access to their computers.

Do your employees install and set up business software for themselves? Are you sure no outsiders are getting access to your network that way?

What the Hoax verdict means, and why such software is becoming more of a problem.

Scammers posing as CIA agents demand ransom for alleged possession of child porn, threatening arrest.

How to steal a million (OK, half a million), or what happened to the Boca Juniors

Airbnb scamming becomes automated and streamlined.

Cybercriminals take control of corporate mail accounts to send filter-dodging spam.

Dave and Jeff take a look at the latest in the IC3 report, digital clutter, USB devices gone rogue, and more.

Fake technical support websites and accounts in social networks pose a real danger. How to spot and avoid them.

How criminals use data harvested from users’ devices to fool antifraud systems and siphon money from victims’ accounts.

Scammers are sending tons of YouTube direct messages pretending to be from top YouTubers. They’re phishing. Here’s how the scheme works.

WhatsApp and Facebook are swimming in links to ticket giveaways for fairs and airlines. Don’t get excited, though; the tickets are fake.