If you're a smartphone user, chances are you've received a text message claiming you need to pay for unpaid tolls and E-ZPass ...

Americans lost $5.7 billion to investment fraud in 2024, up 24% from 2023, according to the Federal Trade Commission.

When reporter Nicholas Brooks got a mobile alert on his phone, he was surprised to see that it was a $528.04 charge to his ...

The text may have urgent language or appear from a legitimate source. That's by design, and it could be to your detriment.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning to Americans, alerting them to "smishing" attacks - deceptive ...

FTC launches an extensive antitrust probe into Microsoft’s AI operations, scrutinizing data practices and training costs. The ...

Stephen Hayes Dacus, the incoming president and chief executive officer of Seven & i Holdings Co., expressed caution about ...

On February 20, a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted the FTC a preliminary injunction against a small business financing company.

This tactic, known as “smishing”— a portmanteau of “SMS” and “phishing” — targets people using text messages to trick people ...

Financial technology — or fintech — companies will continue to receive increased regulatory scrutiny in 2025. The latter half of 2024 saw a rise ...

A new division of the largest military shipbuilder in the U.S. is in full swing after establishing operations in South Carolina just two months ago. Newport News Shipbuilding-Charleston Operations, a ...

The Federal Trade Commission is in a "dire resource situation," a federal lawyer said on a call about its major lawsuit ...