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.

Security experts say a new scam is spreading fast, and it looks like something many people get all the time: A simple calendar invite. One local woman told the ABC7 I-Team she nearly lost thousands.

In addition to creating hardship for hundreds of thousands of people, the government shutdown is also creating opportunities for scammers looking to cash in on the crisis. As scams start appearing, ...

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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 ...

If you think you’ve fallen victim to an Apple Pay scam, time is of the essence. It may be possible to cancel a payment, by ...

The FBI is warning consumers about a sophisticated new scam called “The Phantom Hacker,” which has already stolen more than $1 billion from unsuspecting Americans, many of them senior citizens.The ...

Scammers often follow strict scripts. When someone understands those scripts, the dynamic changes. Confidence disappears fast ...

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 ...

Tech expert ThioJoe explains the Phantom Hacker scam and what users need to watch out for.

Hackers scammed fans out of $5.3 billion in 2025 by impersonating celebrities like Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter, according to a new report. Per Billboard, Israeli social media security firm ...