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Cybersecurity, privacy, and the fight to stay safe online.
A joint advisory ties China-linked scanning and VPN persistence to Integrity Technology Group tooling, with CISA urging factories and suppliers to patch edge gear and enforce multifactor logins before attackers pivot to payroll and design files.
The IRS’s 2026 Dirty Dozen list puts QR-code smishing at the top of the seasonal threat list—here is how to spot fake refund texts and where to forward them.
The FTC warned that sponsored search results mimicking Medicare.gov spike before open enrollment; shoppers who click paid links risk fake plans, stolen Medicare numbers, and medical identity theft five days before the October 15 window opens.
Edmonds, Washington, police say fraudsters pose as Microsoft technicians and federal agents, then coach victims through cash withdrawals and in-person handoffs — a pattern the FTC says it never uses.
The FBI’s Newark field office warns that scammers now spoof real federal phone numbers and borrow actual agents’ names—so a callback that confirms a name on staff is not proof the original caller works for the government.
Fraudsters posing as Federal Trade Commission staff now text photos of fake badges before demanding payment to “recover” earlier scam losses.
