How To Report Fraud To The FTC

When you report a scam, you contribute to a larger effort to prevent fraud from affecting more people. Scammers often target multiple victims, and your report can help authorities identify patterns and warn others about emerging scams (FTC). Even if you didn’t lose money, your experience can alert the public and prevent someone else from falling victim. The FTC uses reports to build cases against scammers and works with other law enforcement agencies to shut down fraudulent operations. Your report is added to the Consumer Sentinel database, which is accessible to thousands of federal, state, and local law enforcement partners who rely on this information to investigate and prosecute criminals. READ FULL STORY

Spectrum Breach Exposes Vulnerability in Our Voices

A single phone call may have opened the door to one of the largest reported telecom data breaches of 2026, so far. Charter Communications, the company behind Spectrum internet, cable, and mobile services, has confirmed a cybersecurity incident after the notorious hacking group ShinyHunters claimed to have stolen millions of customer records. Charter disputes the scope of the theft and says sensitive customer information was not exposed. However, this is another incident highlighting how social engineering attacks continue to thwart even the most sophisticated security systems and strategies. READ FULL STORY

Paradise Tax Trap Tries to Outsmart Caribbean Travelers

Planning a Caribbean escape any time soon? Scammers are counting on it. A growing “entry form” scam is tricking travelers into paying hefty fees for a document that’s completely free. These slick, lookalike websites appear at the top of search results, creating urgency just as vacationers rush to finalize travel plans. Before you click, pay, or share your passport details, take a beat to read and find out how this digital ambush works—and how to dodge it. READ FULL STORY

Email Warnings No Longer Guarantee Messages Are From Within

You may have seen this warning, or something like it, at the end of email messages: “CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization.” Such an alert intends to let you know that the message you are receiving is not coming from a colleague with an email address from within your organization. It’s supposed to serve as a warning that something in the message just may be trying to phish you. Now, those rascally rabbit cybercriminals have figured out a way to get rid of it. READ FULL STORY

World Cup Fever is in the Air—Watch for Soccer-Related Scams

The FIFA World Cup attracts billions of fans around the globe, but it also attracts cybercriminals looking to score against unsuspecting victims. From counterfeit tickets and fake streaming sites to fraudulent travel packages and phishing emails, scammers use the excitement surrounding the tournament to steal money, personal information, and account credentials. Before you buy tickets, book travel, or stream a match, learn the most common. World Cup scams and the simple steps that can help keep you from becoming the next victim. READ FULL STORY

Social Media Brings Out The Worst Scammers

Social media attacks are a favorite of those pesky cybercriminals. One might wonder why. Well, it’s because it’s easy pickin's going for those accounts. Researchers at Arkose Labs found that of 1.2 billion social media interactions, 53% of the logins were fraudulent and 25% of new accounts were phony. Millions of people use one form of social media or another, whether it’s Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, LinkedIn, or something else. That leaves a barrel full of phish used for targets for hackers and scammers. READ FULL STORY

Medicare Phone Scams Circulating Now

Senior citizens and others on Medicare are an ongoing target for scammers. However, some Medicare scams spike at various points during the year, like other types of scams such as tax-related ones. Phone scams abound during peak “attention” time, such as the Medicare open enrollment period (OEP) with the goal of stealing PII for financial and other identity crimes. Those on Medicare and the people who care for them need to know how these OEP scams happen and how to avoid them. READ FULL STORY

That Secure Messaging App May Be the Weakest Link in Your Digital Life

Many people treat messaging apps like private, locked rooms where conversations stay safely tucked away from prying eyes. But government agencies are warning that those rooms may have more open windows than users realize. Russia-linked threat actors and other state-backed groups are increasingly targeting apps like WhatsApp, Signal, and Messenger to hijack accounts, impersonate trusted contacts, and quietly insert themselves into sensitive conversations. If your job, public profile, or access to information makes you even slightly interesting to an attacker, your messaging apps may now be one of the first places they try to get in. READ FULL STORY

Coruna Exploit Could Open Your iPhone to Hackers

A newly uncovered iPhone exploit kit called Coruna is raising alarms across the cybersecurity world. Originally believed to have been developed as a sophisticated surveillance tool, the framework has now surfaced in criminal campaigns capable of compromising thousands of Apple devices. By chaining together dozens of vulnerabilities, Coruna can quietly infiltrate vulnerable iPhones and harvest sensitive data. The discovery highlights how even tightly secured platforms like iOS can become targets when powerful cyber tools escape into the wild. READ FULL STORY

A Single Slip Unlocked 900,000 Records From Identity Protection Company

It didn’t take malware, zero-days, or Hollywood-style hacking rigs. Just one convincing voice on the phone. In a breach that feels less like a cyberattack and more like a con artist’s magic trick, identity protection firm Aura lost control of roughly 900,000 records after an employee was duped into opening the digital front door. The incident is a stark reminder that even the strongest security systems can crumble when human trust is weaponized. READ FULL STORY

Users Get Tricked Into Falsely Updating Google Services

The TrickMo Android banking trojan has re-emerged in a new form, disguised as a fake Google Chrome app for Android. Once installed, this malicious app prompts users to update Google Play Services, tricking them into downloading TrickMo under the guise of "Google Services." By doing so, it gains access to critical permissions, including those for the device's accessibility settings, which it then exploits to perform various malicious activities. READ FULL STORY

Are You A Money Mule? What You Need To Know

Criminals of all kinds traffic in stolen money and need middlemen to relocate the funds. From romance scams to phishing attacks and more, there’s plenty of fraudsters with hijacked money needing laundering—and that’s where money mules come in handy. Unfortunately, sometimes those people are unaware of what they are doing, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be punished for it. Check out the red flags of avoiding becoming a money mule—and a criminal. READ FULL STORY