Online scams exploit trusted brands, while fake account abuse drives payment card testing, bonus fraud and major account ...

Online scammers often take weeks to build trust before making a move, which makes their work hard to study. A research team from UC San Diego built a system that does the patient work of talking to ...

Online extortion scams, when scammers make threats and demands to get your money, are becoming more frequent. In 2023, the FBI recorded more than 48,000 extortion victims — a 22% jump from the prior ...

Akamai’s Fraud and Abuse Report 2026 describes a routine that favors the scammers: when a counterfeit store is pulled offline, the operators can have a replacement running within hours. One retail ...