A hoax that sounds like a rescue can end with an empty bank account. Federal authorities are warning about Phantom Hacker scams, a layered fraud scheme that can trick victims into moving their own ...

There has been a nationwide increase in "phantom hacker" scams, a type of fraud "significantly impacting senior citizens," who often lose their entire bank, savings, retirement or investment accounts ...

A scam known as the "Phantom Hacker" is spreading quickly across the United States, with criminals persuading people to surrender their own money under the false belief that they are keeping it safe.

A scam can begin with a warning that someone's computer has been hacked and end with the victim personally transferring their savings to the criminals pretending to protect them. The FBI calls one ...

North Korean hackers laundered tens of millions stolen from Bybit, WazirX and other crypto platforms through Xinbi. “Black U” vendors swapped traceable stolen crypto for ...

Europe’s largest financial technology company confirmed it had fallen victim to an impersonation scam last week ...

Ahmedabad police uncover a ₹1.5 crore boss scam where hackers used fake WhatsApp identities, malware and SIM cards to trick a ...

Investigate journalist exposes seedy world of romance scammers in new National Geographic documentary.