Account Takeover Fraud Keeps Increasing

A stolen password can give a criminal a way into your banking, email, shopping, or social media accounts. Account takeover can lead to missing money, stolen information, and messages sent in your name. Learn the warning signs, how attackers get around some login protections, and practical steps to help secure your accounts. If something looks wrong, acting quickly and contacting the real provider can help limit the damage. Start with the accounts you use every day. READ FULL STORY

7 Tips for Safe Holiday Shopping

Holiday shopping should bring excitement, not unexpected charges or stolen information. Between tempting deals, unfamiliar online stores, and delivery notifications arriving from every direction, scammers have plenty of opportunities to catch shoppers off guard. A few practical habits can help you protect your money and personal information without taking the fun out of the season. Before you start checking off your gift list, consider these seven tips, including one simple way to make suspicious credit card charges easier to spot. READ FULL STORY

Kids Are in the Crosshairs of Online Criminals

We often think of cybercrime as something that happens to adults with bank accounts, credit cards, and retirement savings. But the FBI's latest Internet Crime Report paints a different picture. In 2025, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center received more than 31,000 complaints from people under 20, with reported losses exceeding $67 million. For those 17 and younger, the threats go far beyond losing money. Sextortion, extortion, online grooming, harassment, and other crimes can have devastating consequences for young victims. And because so much of a child's social life now happens online, parents need to understand what is happening on the other side of that screen. READ FULL STORY

Spot the Online Banking Phish

A strong password helps protect your online banking account, but a convincing phishing message can trick you into handing over the keys. Criminals impersonate banks and credit unions with familiar logos, urgent warnings, and polished emails that can be difficult to spot. Knowing what to question, and how to verify a message safely, can help you protect your money and personal information. In Part Two of our banking security series, learn how to catch the banking phish before it catches you. READ FULL STORY

Hacking Group Steals Trump Mobile Customer Data…Again

Trump Mobile is facing another cybersecurity headache after hackers claimed to have stolen personal information belonging to 3,615 people. The reportedly exposed records include names, home addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, and order details. Even people who started signing up but never completed the process may be affected. The incident follows a separate data exposure acknowledged in May, and one in September. If you provided information to Trump Mobile, learn what may have been exposed, how criminals could use it, and what you can do to protect yourself from follow-up scams. READ FULL STORY

Scammers Retire On Your Investment Nest Egg

You spent decades putting money away for retirement. Unfortunately, scammers are spending their time figuring out how to get it. The FBI's latest Internet Crime Report shows that investment fraud remains the single most expensive category of cyber-enabled crime, with more than $8.6 billion in reported losses during 2025. Even more alarming, the FBI documented cases where victims were convinced to cash out retirement accounts, sell homes, or take out loans to send money to scammers. Your 401(k) may be sitting quietly in the background, but criminals are increasingly trying to convince you to turn that nest egg into their payday. READ FULL STORY

A $500 iPhone? That Sounds Phishy. And It Is!

A $500 voucher for a brand-new iPhone sounds like the kind of deal worth jumping on. Unfortunately, that is exactly what scammers are counting on. AARP is warning about a phony Apple website promoting a $500 voucher tied to the new foldable iPhone Duo. The offer looks convincing, but the real prize for criminals is not your money. It is access to your phone, passwords, photos, messages, and potentially financial information. And in this case, simply visiting the wrong website could be enough to put an older iPhone at risk. READ FULL STORY

AI Voice Scams Are Here And Working

Scammers of all kinds are finding artificial intelligence (AI) an immensely helpful tool. In particular, they are having serious success with AI-enabled voice swindles. It only takes three seconds to clone a person’s voice and use it for a variety of scams, including a distressed “impostor” phone call to family or friends, to put these scams in motion. Knowing this, the more you can help keep out of the grips of AI voice-cloning scams with financial rip-off consequences. READ FULL STORY

Overlays For Androids For Criminal Convenience

Android Overlays are a powerful feature in the Android operating system. Theses allow apps to display content over other apps or over the system user interfaces. Ultimately this results in the user experience being more, well, user-friendly. So why is it important? This is useful in many ways, such as for displaying persistent notifications, those cheeky Android chat heads that float around the screen, or for using accessibility features. But those handy capabilities can also be misused by cybercriminals to create deceptive interfaces, tricking you. READ FULL STORY

Convincing Fake Election Messages

Think you can spot a fake election message? Cybercriminals are getting help from artificial intelligence to make scams more convincing than ever. The FBI and CISA are warning Americans about phishing emails, fraudulent text messages, AI-generated voices, and realistic videos that can be used to steal passwords, personal information, and money ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. From fake voter registration notices to bogus campaign donation requests, these schemes can fool even careful people. Learn the warning signs and the simple steps you can take to keep scammers from getting your vote, your data, or your cash. READ FULL STORY

What Everyday Internet Users Need to Know About the PHP Alert

A recently disclosed internet security flaw has cybersecurity experts on high alert, and it could put personal information at risk if website owners fail to act. The problem involves PHP, behind-the-scenes software used to run a huge portion of the internet’s websites. Researchers warn that criminals could exploit the weaknesses to break into vulnerable websites, potentially exposing sensitive information or taking control of affected systems. While the issue sounds technical, protecting yourself doesn’t have to be complicated. READ FULL STORY

Your FI’s Weak Link: Hackers Just Pick Up the Phone and Ask

You might expect hackers targeting some of America's biggest financial companies to use sophisticated malware, complicated exploits, and all sorts of high-tech wizardry. Instead, some are simply picking up the phone. Google security researchers recently uncovered a campaign in which criminals called employees at major financial and investment firms, pretending to be IT support. The goal was to convince employees to hand over login information and authentication codes. It worked well enough that dozens of prominent financial organizations were targeted. And if it works on Wall Street, you can bet the same basic trick will eventually be aimed at the rest of us. READ FULL STORY