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We present four rules of safe trading for gamers who earn money from in-game trades.

We examined the contents of Kaspersky’s CEO’s spam folder to find out what spammers and phishers think might entice him.

As governments worldwide implement support measures for pandemic-hit citizens and businesses, online scammers strive to cash in.

The dangers of pirated games, activation codes on gray-market sites, and ready-made accounts in official stores.

Inexpensive, no-fuss Burning Man tickets for sale online. Just one problem: They’re fake.

Under the pretext of compensation for data leaks, fraudsters are selling “temporary U.S. social security numbers.”

Two schemes whereby a victim receives money — and neither one is good news.

How to protect your Instagram account and personal photos from prying eyes.

Scammers prey on people’s kindness. We tell you how to distinguish them from those who are truly in need.

A new scam aims to unlink a stolen iPhone from the victim’s Apple ID so it will fetch a higher price.

Using persuasion instead of viruses: How scammers talk people into granting remote access to their computers.

Tempted to stream Game of Thrones free? Be very cautious: You might pay for it with your passwords and credit card details.

Airbnb scamming becomes automated and streamlined.

Tempted to find the movie Avengers: Endgame online? Be cautious: A lot of websites promise to deliver but collect your passwords and credit card details instead.

Fake technical support websites and accounts in social networks pose a real danger. How to spot and avoid them.

Do not expect data encrypted by ransomware to be restored easily. It is better to protect the data in the first place.

Scammers are sending tons of YouTube direct messages pretending to be from top YouTubers. They’re phishing. Here’s how the scheme works.

Meet Lenny, the voice chatbot that can be used against telemarketers and phone scammers.

Twitter cryptocurrency scams are becoming more and more advanced and convincing, with scammers using new techniques and some heavy artillery.

How scammers are exploiting the GDPR fuss to extract personal data.

New Steam scams trick users into giving up money or account access.