The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is warning employers to be on guard against the Form W-2 phishing scam as tax season gets underway. The scheme defrauded thousands of taxpayers and hundreds of organizations last year, and the tax agency worries it will be worse this year. It calls the W-2 scam “one of the most […]
Consumers who may have received a new smartphone over the holidays should take steps to protect it from phony apps, as scammers are using these fake apps to access your personal info. Security experts are warning that hackers can use malicious versions of these programs to fool users into sharing sensitive personal information. Using smartphone […]
Tezos, a blockchain technology project that made headlines in July by raising $232 million, has been hit with numerous class action lawsuits this past month after its founders, the Breitmans, promised to build a blockchain with a revolutionary new governance model that would avoid the downfalls which plagued Bitcoin over the last couple of years. Instead, […]
Mobile games tend to appeal to children, but some mobile games may be scammers attempting to exploit kids’ desire to play, and unsupervised access to their parents’ digital wallets. Kids can rack up huge bills on apps that were free to download. Tech giants including Apple, Google, and Amazon have all had to recently issue refunds for […]
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against California businessman Robert Shapiro, alleging he used a group of phony firms — called the Woodbridge Group of Companies LLC — to dupe thousands of investors. The SEC charges that the Woodbridge Ponzi Scheme spanned at least five years and bilked more than 8,400 investors out […]
Unwanted phone scams and phone calls were to consumers increased 76 percent in 2017, according to a data analysis compiled by Hiya, a free call-screening app. These mostly robocalls can represent annoying interruptions, or they can be dangerous scams that are designed to steal victims’ money or identities. This year, Hiya has identified a new trend […]