The scams are getting a bit meta. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a warning about a new scam currently making ...

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The scam du jour sounds like a real brain twister. According to a Federal Trade Commission alert issued Thursday about the newest imposter scam, fraudsters pretending to be from the FTC are calling to ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about cybersecurity, surveillance and privacy. You have been warned. This threat is now surging and has more ...

Scammers can combine your name, phone number and address with data breach details to attempt SIM swaps, phishing and even ...

Whether you’ve fallen for text message scams in the past or even just side-eyed a slightly suspicious text, there’s no reason to feel embarrassed—according to the FTC, text message scams shook ...

A NEW MEASURE that is set to be rolled out by the communications regulator next year aims to tackle scam calls from international numbers. It comes amid an increase in scam calls from UK-registered ...