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The FBI has issued a warning about swatting incidents. Suspected Brown University gunman found dead Gen Z would rather cut Social Security benefits for current retirees than pay higher taxes to save ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is sounding the alarm on an evolving ransom and kidnapping scam using doctored images to secure payments from unknowing victims. In this latest scheme, criminals ...

An FBI alert and new fraud data by Entrust show criminals are increasingly using AI-generated deepfake videos to escalate kidnapping and extortion scams, raising new risks for consumers and families.

“Don’t let them win,” could, when coming from FBI Director, Kash Patel, be interpreted in many different ways depending on your political persuasion. But don’t let your politics cloud your better ...

A former employee of late sex predator Jeffrey Epstein alerted the FBI that he was interested in “child pornography” and that he threatened to “burn her house down” decades before Epstein became an ...

PHOENIX — You might be planning some time off for the holidays, but for scammers, it’s the busiest time of the year. “They never take a day off, they become more and more sophisticated, and they use ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is sounding the alarm on ‘Great Odds, High Risks’ linked to sports gambling as its popularity continues gaining momentum across the U.S. To date, 39 states and the ...

Paramount Skydance on Monday launched a hostile bid worth $108.4 billion for Warner Bros. Discovery in a last-ditch effort to outbid Netflix and create a media powerhouse that would challenge the ...

The holiday season has officially arrived. Between now and Christmas, online shoppers will be flocking to Amazon to purchase everything from stocking stuffers and gift cards to big-screen TVs. It also ...

Twelve FBI agents who were fired this year for taking a knee during racial justice protests in the heated summer of 2020 are suing the Bureau and its director, alleging unlawful retaliation. The ...