At 81, Laura McFarling is looking for a job 15 years after retirement because she needs the money.

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 ...

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.

Lawrence police said a “Robin Hood” hacker stepped in to help stop a scam in action. The victim is a widow, living in Lawrence.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The FBI is warning of an elaborate, multi-step scam known as a phantom hacker scam that has cost victims more than one billion dollars since last year. Earlier this year, ...

It starts as a classic “PayPal refund” scam—remote access, urgency, and the same old script. But the second they get a foothold, the tables turn: the scammer’s own machine becomes the problem. You get ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning about a sophisticated multi-phase scam known as the “Phantom Hacker.” This scam has been successful in draining the bank accounts of a ...

Hackers have become increasingly sophisticated in targeting bank accounts, sometimes stealing money without the account holder realizing it right away. This raises an unsettling concern among many: ...

MAUMEE, Ohio (WTVG) - A Maumee man’s quick thinking prevented his father from losing $7,000 to scammers who had gained control of the elderly man’s computer. The son said his father received an email ...

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.” ...

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 ...