WILLIAMSPORT — An elaborate computer scam operated by Chinese nationals bilked unsuspecting computer users, including the elderly, out of millions of dollars, according to a federal indictment. An ...

The FBI is warning about a sophisticated “phantom hacker” scheme specifically targeting the elderly, and which has drained more than a billion dollars from victims’ retirement accounts in the U.S.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Security experts say a new scam is spreading fast, and it looks like something many people get all the time: A simple calendar ...

Hackers are pretending to be solving a spam problem but are actually deploying backdoors.

PHOENIX - The FBI says people need to be aware of a new scam that some have dubbed "The Phantom Hacker." In a statement released on Oct. 17, officials say some victims lost their entire life savings ...

The FBI has issued a warning about phantom hacker scams that could threaten your life savings. These scams involve a call claiming your computer is infected. The scammer provides a phone number; if ...

The "Phantom Hacker" scam involves a coordinated team of fraudsters posing as tech support, financial institutions, and U.S. government agencies to convince victims their devices and money are at risk ...

WILLIAMSPORT — The confirmed loss in a computer hacking scam now exceeds more than $10 million, with some victims losing their life savings or homes, a federal prosecutor says. Assistant U.S. Attorney ...

CLEVELAND — A sophisticated, multi-phase fraud known as the "phantom hacker" scam has cost Americans more than $1 billion since last year, according to the FBI. The scam begins with a pop-up, text ...

Hackers on Monday hijacked a mass text messaging service, pushing hundreds of thousands of scam texts to people who subscribe to alerts from New York state, a Catholic charity and a political ...

Scam, 200 block of CR 282, Garrison. A woman said that she provided her debit-card information after someone told her that “her computer was being hacked and he needed $50 to help her get it stopped.” ...