Hacking is more prevalent today than it ever has been, but there is still a lot of bad information out there. Here are the ...
In January, the FTC flagged a smishing scam: a message that appears to be from a state road toll company that informs ...
Scams focusing on senior citizens are nothing new, but the FBI called these "Phantom Hacker" scams an "evolution ... remote access to the victim's computer. From there, the scammer "proves ...
However, this remote access software gives the scammers complete control over the caller's computer, which gives them a way to steal money from bank accounts, deploy malware or steal sensitive data.
We often picture older adults as the primary victims of scams. While they do lose significant amounts of money, the data ...
Kent Davis dives into how scammers are using new technology to take their game to the next level and how Americans can watch out for them.
He explained that the scam spread quickly because the methods used were so elementary that anyone with access to a computer could join in the hacking. As a result, some individuals made a living ...