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There’s a rapidly growing scam in the US fraud landscape with an unusual name and devastating impact: pig butchering. Unlike quick-hit phishing attempts, pig-butchering scams unfold over weeks or months. Scammers build trust through ongoing conversations, often posing as romantic interests, business advisors, or acquaintances, before leading the victims into devastating financial fraud. Once the […]
As digital life becomes more complex, older adults are being targeted like never before. From “tech support” hoaxes to “grandparent in distress” calls, scammers are exploiting a perfect storm of fear, trust, and technology gaps and the impact is staggering. In 2024 alone, Americans over 60 lost more than $3.4 billion to fraud, according to […]
Two-factor authentication (2FA) was designed to protect users from exactly the kinds of cyberattacks that dominate headlines: password theft, account takeovers, and identity fraud. Yet, as adoption of 2FA has become widespread, scammers have evolved right alongside it. Today, one of the most rapidly growing forms of social engineering is the two-factor code scam. His […]
In the world of consumer scams, few tactics are as effective, or as emotionally manipulative, as the classic sweepstakes or lottery scam. Despite decades of awareness campaigns, these scams continue to thrive, accounting for over a third (38.27%) of all reported fraud cases. For companies that provide digital safety, identity protection, or communication services, understanding […]
Consumer scams are no longer an occasional annoyance. They’ve become the fastest-growing category of cybercrime worldwide. In the United States alone, the FTC reported that Americans lost over $10 billion to fraud in 2023, the highest amount ever recorded and a 14% increase from 2022. Behind these numbers is a disturbing reality: Fraudsters are using […]
Over the last 8 to 1o years, as the use of Smartphones and cheap SMS delivery began to rise which has allowed scams to explode in both scale and sophistication. Americans are bombarded daily with fraudulent texts, phishing emails, and increasingly, deepfake-enabled scams that are hard to distinguish from legitimate communications. It may be difficult […]
