Privacy & Cybersecurity

18 years ago, the National Cyber Security Alliance and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security marked October as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The purpose is to raise awareness about the im...

According to the United States Postal Inspection Service, 1,079 mail theft cases were reported nationwide in 2021. The USPS reported earlier this year that 299,020 complaints of mail theft w...

Buy Now, Pay Later or BNPL is a payment type of short-term financing that enables consumers to make purchases and pay for them at a later date, usually interest-free. This form of payment is also refe...

A Ponzi scheme is a type of investment fraud that uses the funds collected from new investors to pay existing investors. Scammers will promise to invest your money in order to generate high returns wi...

It’s an unfortunate reality that older adults are too often attractive targets for financial exploitation because they tend to possess more wealth than other potential victims. According to the ...

One day you receive a phone call, email, or letter to tell you that you’re the lucky winner of a sweepstakes, lottery, or prize like a new car, laptop or something else!...

From 24/7 access to your accounts through online banking to securely depositing checks using your phone, just about everything you need in order to manage your finances is turning digital....

A money mule is someone who is used to transfer and launder illegally acquired money on behalf of someone else. These scams can happen in several ways and can be related to online dating, work-at-home...

Cryptocurrency is gaining momentum, so much so that a new report found scammers stole a record-breaking $14 billion of crypto last year. By now, you’ve probably heard about it and may be wonderi...

More and more people are turning to online dating apps and social media platforms such as Bumble, Hinge, Facebook and Instagram to meet someone special –  especially now as social distancin...