Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis says a concerning trend that emerged in 2025 was a 1400% year-over-year spike in ...

CHICO — A reader recently sent me an email regarding an unusual transaction from her “bank” on a Sunday, which got me wondering: are certain scams more likely to appear outside of business hours? This ...

Local authorities are asking the public to be on the lookout for scams this holiday season. The Perrysburg Township Police Department said it has gotten at least five reports of scams in the past week ...

A cryptocurrency investor has fallen victim to a phishing scam, losing $3.05 million in Tether (USDT) after unknowingly signing a malicious blockchain transaction. A crypto investor lost $3.05 million ...

On September 8, 2025, the District of Columbia Office of the Attorney General filed suit in D.C. Superior Court against Athena Bitcoin, Inc. (Athena), one of the nation’s largest Bitcoin ATM (BTM) ...

Even tech-savvy and experienced internet users can fall victim to online scams. Scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated, using technology and psychology to exploit trust and emotions. Fake ...

PayPal Holdings Inc. announced early Tuesday the launch of an AI-powered fraud-detection system that provides PayPal and Venmo users real-time alerts before a payment is made. The new feature, ...

Hong Kong's de facto central bank reached out to retail banks on Friday for input on how lenders and their customers should share responsibility for losses when the customers fall victim to scams, as ...

UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 13: Brokerage firm Merrill Lynch at the World Financial Center. (Photo by Robert Rosamilio/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images) Nina Mortellito, an 86-year-old New Yorker is ...

Singapore this week passed a law allowing for the caning of those involved in scamming, its latest attempt to combat a runaway surge in online fraud of all kinds. Under the measure, which was passed ...