Online cybercrime is rising at an alarming pace, and a recent incident from Mumbai has once again highlighted how dangerous digital fraud can become. A 17-year-old teenager allegedly died by suicide ...

A new online scam is targeting job seekers, homemakers, and students using WhatsApp and Telegram to offer fake tasks to earn money that lead victims into debt and despair. These scams typically begin ...

A man lost $10k after a text job scam lured him into uploading apps and paying with crypto. Learn the warning signs of task scams and how to stay safe.

FTC: Beware Job Offers That Ask You to Perform Game-Like Tasks Reports of gamified job scams tripled from 2020 to 2023, topping $220 million in the first half of 2024. Most schemes start with a random ...

In his Technology Law column, Peter Brown discusses how fake reviews and testimonials have polluted the marketplace, resulting in misleading advertising and unfair competition. — Dahlia Lithwick, ...