Hackers are using this insidious scam to get unwitting victims to install malware themselves.

A 14-year-old committed suicide after following the advice of an AI chatbot. Another family is suing the same one — Character AI — after it told an autistic 14-year-old to kill his parents. It also ...

It is July and many of us are happily looking forward to the summer vacations that we look forward to all year, however, scammers are looking forward to scamming us with a variety of scams that can ...

For many people, games like Words With Friends are a relaxing way to pass the time. You play a few rounds, chat with opponents and enjoy a little mental exercise. But scammers have quietly turned ...

While financial scams have always been around, the variety of schemes that scammers employ to steal money are easily proliferated these days with the internet, social media, AI and crypto. Frauds and ...

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 ...

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LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – Scammers could attempt to take advantage of the federal government shutdown to harm those most directly impacted, according to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Nessel ...

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