Americans over the age of 60 lost $7.7 billion to scams in 2025, with investment fraud, romance scams, and tech support ...
A 90-year-old lost $20,000 to a tech support scam. Learn how criminals trick older adults, the warning signs, and how to stay safe online. Phyllis Weisberg, 90, never thought she’d fall for a scam.
According to the FBI, cybercrime losses among adults aged 60 and older surged to approximately $7.7 billion in 2025 — a 37% ...
FBI shuts down India-linked tech support scam network that targeted elderly Americans. Two executives pleaded guilty in the ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. — Computers have become an essential part of this tech-driven world. They can be our best friends or our worst enemies. So much information and data is stored within them that ...
Cybercriminals are exploiting Apple’s reputation with fake “high alert” security warnings designed to panic consumers into ...
Cameron Nakashima joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss what are technical support scams, why older adults are often targeted, what to do immediately in response to a scary pop up, ...
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - A Consumer First Alert: There’s a surge in tech support scams we want people to recognize. Scammers are targeting computer users with fake pop-up messages designed to scare ...
Two individuals have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from their operation of a business that provided services to ...
Scams targeting Americans who are 65 and older are on the rise in three major Tennessee cities.
The FBI has dismantled an India-linked tech support scam network accused of defrauding elderly victims in the US and abroad ...