ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A scam targeting Spectrum customers has been reported in the community. Scammers are impersonating Spectrum representatives, promising a 50% discount on monthly bills. The scam often ...
A new social engineering campaign is abusing fake CAPTCHA verification pages to trick Windows users into launching StealC information-stealing malware. The attack relies on compromised websites that ...
In 2024, Ivan co-founded EOS Collective, a non-profit organisation dedicated to investigating the dynamics of the online scam industry and the criminal networks behind it, and supporting survivors of ...
Scam emails are getting better at looking official. This one claims to be an urgent warning from Microsoft about your email account. It looks serious. It feels time sensitive. And that is exactly the ...
Court officials in Philadelphia are warning people about a text messaging scam that claims to be from the city's municipal court and falsely tells recipients that they owe unpaid parking citations.
A new text message scam is targeting residents in Franklin County, Ohio. The fraudulent texts claim to be from the court about an unpaid parking ticket. Franklin County Municipal Court and its Clerk's ...
Without meaningful deterrents, Big Tech companies will do what's profitable, regardless of the cost to consumers. But a new bipartisan bill could add a check that would make them think twice, at least ...
Sens. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) unveiled legislation Wednesday that would require online platforms, including social media companies, to take “reasonable steps” to prevent ...
CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROCHE HAS THE ANSWER. YOU KNOW, THE OLDER WE GET, THE MORE WE PAY ATTENTION TO OUR SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS. YOU’RE EITHER COLLECTING BENEFITS NOW, OR YOU ...
Macworld reports on a sophisticated Apple Pay phishing scam using fake “blocked transaction” emails with official-looking branding and urgent language. Scammers direct victims to call fraudulent ...
Bipartisan SCAM Act targets fraudulent ads on social media Bill follows Reuters report revealing that Meta internally projected huge revenue from scam ads Legislation would require platforms to verify ...
Journal Editorial Report: Billionaires flee as Newson vows to fight the proposed ballot measure. Photo: Godofredo A. Vásquez/Associated Press Gavin Newsom’s press office has been pumping out ...