We used to be happy -- or at least curious -- when the phone rang, but in recent years that chime or quiet vibration has turned into a source of anxiety. Unsolicited calls and messages have surged, ...
Fear is driving silence: A growing number of Americans are avoiding phone calls altogether, with 82% ignoring even important calls due to concerns about scams. AI is raising the stakes: Deepfake voice ...
The FBI is warning that phone-call scams using caller ID spoofing and impersonation have already stolen hundreds of millions of dollars from people in the United States, including at least $215 ...
Online scams are an ever-present threat, costing Americans nearly $119 billion a year. It’s not just happening on the internet either. Robocalls and text scams hit a six-year high in 2025. Now, with ...
Internet scams are not new, but they are changing as technology evolves. Advances in artificial intelligence have made scams easier to perpetrate and harder to spot. Whatever method scammers use, the ...