Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (NewsNation) — Seniors across the country are increasingly falling victim to “phantom hacker” scams. These scams unfold in three ...

Lawrence police said a “Robin Hood” hacker stepped in to help stop a scam in action. The victim is a widow, living in ...

A group of hackers gathered to do something most victims never see: hit scam operations where they store control of other people’s computers. They identify the servers scammers use to keep remote ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning about a sophisticated multi-phase scam known as the “Phantom Hacker.” This scam has been successful in draining the bank accounts of a ...

HOUSTON — The FBI is sounding the alarm on a disturbing and fast-growing scheme known as the Phantom Hacker Scam. Officials say it’s increasingly targeting older adults, leaving many victims with ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. A July 15 posting to X, by the official FBI Los Angeles ...

The FBI is warning about a sophisticated “phantom hacker” scheme specifically targeting the elderly, and which has drained more than a billion dollars from victims’ retirement accounts in the U.S.

The internet is full of scams, but every now and then, a scammer picks the wrong target. After a fraudster swindled a woman’s brother, the scammers quickly learned that messing with someone who has ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Get ready for the newest hacker scam in which you’re not actually hacked at all. The person on the other end has convinced you that you have been scammed and that’s when the ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The FBI is warning of an elaborate, multi-step scam known as a phantom hacker scam that has cost victims more than one billion dollars since last year. Earlier this year, ...

State officials are warning about a three-tiered scam that has already stolen $1 billion from seniors' bank and retirement accounts nationwide, including in New York State. New York Attorney General ...