Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Updated December 9 with details of a second FBI warning ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Since January 2025, the FBI has confirmed that more than $262 ...

Losses exceed $262 million in 2025, so all phone users need to be careful. FBI warns of rising phone scam targeting iPhone users. Cyber criminals impersonate banks to steal money. FBI advises ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued an urgent alert on November 25, 2025. The warning addressed a dangerous new scam, and the FBI urged users of iPhones and other devices to be aware of ...

An FBI alert and new fraud data by Entrust show criminals are increasingly using AI-generated deepfake videos to escalate kidnapping and extortion scams, raising new risks for consumers and families.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is sounding the alarm on an evolving ransom and kidnapping scam using doctored images to secure payments from unknowing victims. In this latest scheme, criminals ...

PHOENIX — You might be planning some time off for the holidays, but for scammers, it’s the busiest time of the year. “They never take a day off, they become more and more sophisticated, and they use ...

The holiday season has officially arrived. Between now and Christmas, online shoppers will be flocking to Amazon to purchase everything from stocking stuffers and gift cards to big-screen TVs. It also ...

Drone video shows damage from flooding in Washington state Georgia Democrat Eric Gisler flips a state House seat in district Trump won by double digits, CNN projects The 'peanut punch' took over the ...

FBI Flags Rising Holiday Scams Spreading Across Email, Social, and Web Your email has been sent Scammers are decking the halls early this year, popping up everywhere from inboxes to fake storefronts.

Federal authorities released a new photo of Ryan Wedding, the former Olympic snowboarder who allegedly runs a violent drug-trafficking organization. The FBI’s Los Angeles field office said in a post ...

WASHINGTON — The man charged with planting two pipe bombs near the Democratic and Republican party headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol told the FBI he believed conspiracy ...