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American-made AI models—chiefly ChatGPT and Gemini—have been used to build specialized software that allows scammers to ...

Technology from American companies is being used to power a revolution in the scam industry, playing a key role in the industrialization and globalization of fraud in ways that have not been clear ...

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Balances return to record high as spend increases and repayments fall, suggesting inflation and energy prices are hitting ...

In 2024, Americans reported losing $470 million to scams that started with texts, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Text scams are also becoming harder to detect with AI. Knowing what to look ...

If you are a Signal user, be on the alert for a new phishing campaign that attempts to steal recovery keys used to access cloud backups. If successful, the attackers could have access to entire ...

Multiple federal officials, including Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel, were in Ohio Thursday to announce a sweeping crackdown on fraud, accusing 14 people across cases ...

Available for Android 12 and later, the anti-scam feature is baked into Google Dialer, which sends a silent “confirmation signal” to ensure whoever’s calling you is who they appear to be. “I'm so ...

The Northlake Police Department issued a warning about a new scam at gas stations that is low tech, but effective. Known as a "screw scam," Northlake police said scammers jam a small screw into the ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...