The scams, some of which were fueled by AI, can be especially effective because they exploit the built-in authority and urgency people associate with institutions.

The FBI says cybercrime cost Americans nearly $21 billion in 2025, with crypto scams dominating losses and AI making fraud ...

Nearly three-quarters of Americans have experienced an online scam, fueled by advances in technologies like AI that enable scammers to defraud victims more quickly and effectively. In 2024, these ...

The complaint center tracks internet crimes across more than two dozen categories, including identity theft and ransomware.

Scammers cashed in last year with the help of artificial intelligence, and a new FBI report offers a hint at the hundreds of ...

If you're concerned about scams in 2025, start by monitoring your texts. Many of the most common internet scams of the year start with a text message. Of course, scams are everywhere because the ...

The FBI recently released its annual report on internet crime and found that cryptocurrency-related scams accounted for the ...

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