Scams and Consumers

3+ hour, 47+ min ago   (84+ words) Discovering that someone has used your identity can leave you with a long list of things you think you need to do immediately. The …...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (213+ words) Building on ProtectIQ network... The premium add-on ScamPRO provides expert validation, recovery, and identity-theft resolution services when those threats become real According to 2025 reporting from the U.S Federal Trade Commission (FTC), imposter scams remained the most frequently reported type of…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (843+ words) More than 150 million driver's license records may have been exposed in a massive data breach at identity verification company IDScan.net. IDScan confirmed that an unauthorized third party may have accessed or copied customer information stored in its cloud, including…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (244+ words) The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency this week released an updated guide for organizations on mitigating insider threats. The guide gives organizations a current look at insider threats and practical steps to develop or enhance an insider threat program, according…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (692+ words) Artificial intelligence’s command of online search results played a role in legitimizing the romance scam allegedly perpetrated by phony financial advisor Taylor Chan and Daejon Love, a 35-year-old who pretended to be a wealthy investor and NFL player for the…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (336+ words) Sergei Anatolyevich Filimonov, 36, a Russian national and web developer who was allegedly involved in a transnational cyber‑fraud conspiracy responsible for large‑scale bank account takeover activity, was arraigned Friday in the Northern District of Georgia after being extradited from…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (640+ words) Why organizations are moving past full digital sovereignty Canada eyes researchers looking to leave ‘hostile’ US AI-powered fraud is becoming personal: How cybercriminals are exploiting trust at unprecedented scale Robotics meets ultrafast lasers: Could a new generation of tools transform…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (391+ words) Fraudsters are posing as insurers and regulators, offering fake benefits and using phishing links to dupe people... Buying and managing a life insurance policy is easy Customers can purchase policies, pay premiums, update details and initiate service requests through their…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (576+ words) The Treasury Department has sanctioned a China-linked online marketplace that federal officials say helped criminal networks run cyber scams, launder money and target Americans. The Office of Foreign Assets Control designated Xinbi Guarantee as a significant transnational criminal organization on…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (382+ words) Singapore is moving fraud detection beyond the data held by individual banks, testing whether financial institutions, law enforcement and the regulator can identify suspicious payment chains through a shared testing setup. London's trading industry is coming home! The Monetary Authority…...