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Here's a clever new twist on an old email scam that could serve to make the con far more believable. The message purports to have been sent from a hacker who's compromised your computer and used...

"This is SO NOT my ripped-off laptop," the scammer must have thought when the scammer-scammer sent a package of magazines instead.

Financial talk itself is taboo. Admitting to getting fleeced and losing all your savings? That qualifies as super taboo, a new report says.

Despite falling down on the list of most often reported Internet-facilitated crimes, Business Email Compromise/Email Account Compromise is still the type of crime that results in the biggest...

A hoax about ransomware called "WannaCrypt" has been widely spammed out. But is an attack of this sort technically possible?

Malefactors have doubled down on duping Fortnite enthusiasts, releasing YouTube videos with links to scam versions of the game. And that's not all.

To avoid the need for actual ransomware, just insist on payment up front...

Researchers are warning of a new Netflix phishing scam that leads to sites with valid TLS certificates.

The Nigerian prince never showed up but the victim's $110,000 did, eventually.

The United States Department of Justice announced Monday the arrest of 74 email fraudsters across three continents in a global crackdown on a large-scale business email compromise (BEC) scheme....