Cybercrime

TECH 2 days ago

How criminals are exploiting personal information to target vulnerable seniors in elder fraud

People over the age of 60 lost a whopping $3.4 billion to scams in 2023, an increase of nearly 11% from the previous year, according to the FBI.

TECH 4 days ago

How to trace and block anonymous calls

Do you want to prevent scam calls? Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson discusses how to block hidden IDs on your phone.

TECH 5 days ago

Cities most targeted for travel booking scams

Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson takes a look at the five travel destinations most frequently targeted by cybercriminals through online booking scams.

TECH 6 days ago

Heartless scammers are preying on people's lost pet anguish

In a new "lost pet" scheme, scammers take advantage of upset pet owners searching for their lost companions in an attempt to get money through deception.

TECH June 28

Ransomware attack paralyzes thousands of car dealerships nationwide into July

Car dealerships have resorted to using paper and pens to make deals after a software company was targeted by back-to-back ransomware attacks.

Asia June 25

Indonesia refuses to pay $8M ransom after national data center compromised by hackers

Indonesia's national data center faced a severe cyberattack by a hacking group demanding an $8 million ransom, which the government has refused to pay.

TECH June 24

Fake software fixes fuel money-stealing malware threat

Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson reveals how new malware posing as Chrome and Microsoft can steal from Windows users.

TECH June 22

Massive data breach exposes over 3 million Americans' personal information to cybercriminals

A debt collection enterprise called Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) has been impacted by a massive data breach that affects millions of Americans.

VIDEO June 21

Cyberattack prompting computer outages at thousands of car dealerships

Ford general sales manager in Michigan Jay Sturtz joined 'America's Newsroom' to discuss his reaction to the outages and how they are impacting his ability to do business.

TECH June 20

Frontier fallout as 750K customers' data exposed in RansomHub cyberattack

Frontier’s breach affects 750K customers’ data. Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson says Frontier's efforts to make things right are appreciated but shouldn't have happened in the first place.