Scammers are increasingly posing as FBI agents, using fear and urgency to pressure people into sending money or sharing ...
The FBI’s Internet Crime Report says that nearly $900 million was stolen from people getting scammed by AI in 2025; this is ...
Crypto Scams and Senior Fraud Drive $21 Billion in 2025 Cyber Theft, FBI Reports ...
FBI data show a rise in government impersonation fraud. From deepfake video calls to IRS impersonation schemes, AI is reshaping how criminals target everyday taxpayers. We used to worry about ...
AI-enabled crime was included in the FBI Internet Crime Report for the first time. The FBI said it received 22,364 complaints from people who lost a total of $893 million to AI-enabled scams. Overall, ...
The most vulnerable to online scams are those over the age of 60, according to the FBI report. The data showed of the more than one million total complaints filed, 20% came from those in that age ...
The FBI says cybercrime cost Americans nearly $21 billion in 2025, with crypto scams dominating losses and AI making fraud ...
An internet scammer nearly took me for $155 this month. If it can happen to someone who routinely writes about scams, it can happen to anyone. The scam began with an email praising my first book, ...
Cyber-enabled fraud cost victims over $17.7 billion during 2025, as financial losses to internet-enabled cybercrime continues to grow. Overall, cyber-enabled crimes cost US citizens $21bn. Published ...
Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the author of dozens of how-to books covering a wide spectrum ranging from Apple devices and cameras to photo editing software and ...