A Hollywood producer claims a hit true-crime documentary about the entertainment industry’s biggest Ponzi scheme falsely painted him as a fraudster’s right-hand man – wrecking his career and costing ...

Meta worked with the DOJ, along with Microsoft, Coinbase, Starlink and international law enforcement agencies to bust online scams and identify the criminal syndicates behind them. The company has ...

The Northlake Police Department issued a warning about a new scam at gas stations that is low tech, but effective. Known as a "screw scam," Northlake police said scammers jam a small screw into the ...

The FBI is warning of a new phishing scam targeting Microsoft Outlook users, with officials saying hackers "hijack" Microsoft 365. The warning, issued May 21, says the threat first emerged last month ...

The results have been disastrous. Since 2015, the program has installed or reserved only 129 megawatts of solar power for approximately 65,600 residents—nowhere close to the target of 1 million “solar ...

CAMBY, Ind. — A 74-year-old woman was scammed out of millions of dollars after a pop-up warning on her computer convinced her to convert her life savings into gold and hand over the valuable coins to ...

Criminals are inserting screws in gas pump nozzle holders to keep transactions open after customers drive off, allowing the criminals to get free fuel. In May 2026, social media users, news media ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — New Yorkers lose about $6.5 billion every year to online scams, according to the Consumer Federation of America, and state lawmakers have floated legislation that’s supposed ...

Santa Clara County has become the latest entity to sue Meta over scam ads on Facebook and Instagram. The lawsuit, brought by County Counsel Tony LoPresti, alleges that the company has profited from "a ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

Meta Platforms Inc. was sued by Santa Clara County, California, over allegations that the company “knowingly facilitates and profits from billions of scam advertisements” on its social networks, ...

Santa Clara County alleges Meta profited from scam ads, citing leaked documents and Reuters reporting Meta accused of tolerating fraudulent ads, misleading users about anti-scam efforts Meta has ...