Sextortion scams surged globally as AI and breached data enable personalized attacks, exploiting fear and deepfake threats.

In fact, the data security and privacy firm found the risk of Americans being targeted by sextortion scammers rose 137% in ...

Avast researchers are seeing countries around the world being impacted by these highly manipulative scams. In the US, the ...

Sextortion scams are becoming more common – and more threatening – as cybercriminals exploit artificial intelligence (AI) and ...

In today’s interconnected world, cyber security threats increasingly target both individuals and organisations, using ...

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In one swift strike, his entire digital footprint was laid bare. This wasn’t a lone case. Before Diwali, a wave of similar scams hit Gurgaon, targeting doctors. It started with one victim, but soon, ...

Now they’re telling me to invest even more money to save my account,“ she said. The scam follows a familiar pattern. First comes the cold call — friendly, reassuring, and filled with ...

One European country has found a solution to holiday price hikes outside of school term times. They have teamed up to make sure that winter half-terms in different regions take place on different ...

Customers at three banks lost over $870 million to scams on Zelle since it launched in 2017, according to a lawsuit filed by the Consumers Financial Protection Bureau. Banking giant JPMorgan Chase ...

A woman overseas thought she was in a relationship with Brad Pitt and believed she was sending him around $1.5 million for cancer treatment. Thousands of Kiwis have fallen victim to romance scams ...