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63% of Halloween-themed emails are phishing scams stealing credentials and payment details

October 29

4 min read

Scam-o-Meter: Halloween’s scariest trick — phishing emails disguised as treats

Commercial voice-cloning has grown 7.4 times in two years

October 26

4 min read

Scam-o-Meter: Criminals are cloning voices to run grandparent scams — and it costs them less than $200

A fake identity built with your data costs $200

October 20

3 min read

Scam-o-Meter: It costs $200 to build a fake identity using your stolen data

Medical identity theft can follow you into the ER

October 5

4 min read

Scam-o-Meter: Medical identity theft can follow you into the emergency room

Elder fraud is reaching record highs

September 30

5 min read

Scam-o-Meter: Seasonal scams are driving elder fraud to record highs

Scams that hit the hardest after natural disasters

September 21

4 min read

Scam-o-Meter: Which scams hit the hardest after natural disasters

Fake job offers surge after Labor Day

September 8

3 min read

Scam-o-Meter: Fake job offers surge after Labor Day

Statistic graphic stating that 8.8 million dollars were stolen by scammers impersonating the Department of Education.

August 31

3 min read

Scam-o-Meter: Scammers are cashing in on student loan confusion

Statistic graphic showing that 1 in 4 identity crime victims are hit by multiple attacks at the same time, illustrated by one highlighted square out of four.

August 24

3 min read

Scam-o-Meter: Identity crime victims now face multiple attacks at once

Donut chart showing that 46% of US respondents have been victims of online scams.

August 17

4 min read

Scam-o-Meter: Nearly half of Americans have fallen victim to an online scam