Industry Two charged in My Big Coin cryptocurrency scam Over $6 million was 'misappropriated' By Cal Jeffrey, January 25, 2018, 3:33 PM
Software Re:scam is an e-mail chat bot designed to waste scammers' time Replying to a chat bot means less time scamming real people By Shawn Knight, November 9, 2017, 3:54 PM 10 comments
Security UK police arrest four people in connection with Microsoft support scam calls The average age of tech support scam victims in the UK is 60 By Rob Thubron, June 28, 2017, 10:00 AM 8 comments
The Web Security The FTC cracks down on tech support scammers By Shawn Knight, May 14, 2017, 3:45 PM 21 comments
The Web Security Sophisticated phishing attack used Google Docs to gain access to your contacts Be wary of unexpected Google Docs By Cal Jeffrey, May 3, 2017, 11:00 PM 7 comments
Mobile Industry T-Mobile steps up anti-scam efforts with Scam ID, Scam Block By Shawn Knight, March 24, 2017, 2:00 PM
Security Programmer fights back against phone scammers using army of bots Great to see scammers getting what they deserve By Rob Thubron, February 9, 2017, 9:30 AM 24 comments
News Around the Web Weekend tech reading: What to expect from 5G, Intel plans 7nm chips, abandoning your antivirus is safest says ex-Firefox dev By Matthew DeCarlo, January 29, 2017, 12:00 PM 12 comments
The Web Kickstarter Live will help backers identify potential scammers By Shawn Knight, November 1, 2016, 12:45 PM
Microsoft Security Microsoft: millennials, not senior citizens, are more susceptible to tech support scams By Shawn Knight, October 18, 2016, 2:30 PM 13 comments
Industry AT&T agrees to pay $7.75 million to settle fraudulent directory assistance charges By Shawn Knight, August 8, 2016, 5:00 PM
News Around the Web Weekend tech reading: First website turns 25, 'Netflix Tax' active in PA, tattoo robot demonstrated By Matthew DeCarlo, August 7, 2016, 11:00 AM
Security Tech Culture 'Spam King' Sanford Wallace gets 2.5 years behind bars for Facebook phishing scam By Shawn Knight, June 15, 2016, 3:15 PM