The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center published a new public service announcement on July 20, 2026, warning that scammers ...

Consumer investigator Brian Roche, who has been exploring the use of AI in scams, demonstrated how easily these videos can be made. Sign up for our Newsletters Dr. Peilong Li, a computer engineer and ...

A woman named Abigail believed she was in a romantic relationship with a famous actor. The messages felt real. The voice sounded right. The video looked authentic. And the love felt personal. By the ...

A Filipino woman thought she had found love with Dubai’s charismatic crown prince after weeks of flirtatious messages and intimate video calls. Instead, she became the latest victim of an increasingly ...

Whether we were ready for it or not, generative AI technology has circulated far and wide across the internet. Most of the major tech brands are pushing their own AI-powered tools and assistants, and ...

Dozens of Telegram channels reviewed by WIRED include job listings for “AI face models.” The (mostly) women who land these gigs are likely being used to dupe victims out of their money. When applying ...

FaceTime allows iPhone users not only to talk to someone but to actually see them as they engage in conversation. But, as criminals do with many helpful features, they use them to conduct a scam.

Romance scams are among the most emotionally damaging forms of cyber crime because they combine carefully manufactured intimacy with financial theft – the scammers go after your heart, and then your ...

Don't ignore the red flags common of pig butchering scams. Stay two steps ahead as business leaders—scammers only need one ...

A Filipino woman thought she had found love with Dubai’s charismatic crown prince after weeks of flirtatious messages and intimate video calls. Instead, she became the latest victim of an increasingly ...