Illegal cryptocurrency flows hit a record $158 billion in 2025, reversing a three-year trend of declining amounts from $86B ...

With AI fueling new schemes, scams have become a booming business—and 2026 could be the most lucrative year yet. I show you ...

Scammers are sending phishing emails from a genuine Microsoft address. Here's why this scam is so effective and how you ...

There are reports that a legitimate Microsoft email address—which Microsoft explicitly says customers should add to their ...

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As AI makes scams more convincing and easier to scale, small businesses are losing money at alarming rates, with those losses ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Big changes are coming to deer hunting rules in Tennessee, as officials with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency approved a new baiting permit. Hunters will legally be allowed ...

A good year for The Watchdog means learning about new problems designed to hurt you and your family — and making sure you hear about them. In case you missed these stories, here are some of my ...

BEREA, Ohio -- A Milton Street resident was defrauded of nearly $20,000 through a computer scam. The resident told police Dec. 10 that he had received an email from Norton, a company that provides ...

Sites in China are selling test questions, and online forums offer software that can bypass test protections, according to ...

Fishing duo Cole and Jay bait trees with big live bait to catch giant catfish. Rob Reiner’s son Nick arrested for murder after parents’ death Ford workers told their CEO ‘none of the young people want ...

A retired lawyer lost the money in a tech support scam, a type of online fraud that is surging. Citibank said it couldn’t recover the funds, which criminals wired from inside his account. David Welles ...