internet fraud

On Tuesday morning, my wife and I discovered our Chase Bank account had been hacked. By that afternoon, I realized we were part of something much bigger. But even a data breach that affected up to 1.5 million accounts is only the tip of the bank fraud iceberg.

This is high season for tax-related phishing scams, as online con artists try to trick you out of your personal data, and thus your cash. But Internet scams and deceptions are a year-round industry. Here are some tips on how to avoid being conned.

You're not going to fall for the old Nigerian prince scam anymore -- but the fraudsters know that, and they've moved on, too. Here are some financial scams that made the rounds in 2011 -- and will likely be back in some form this year.

Even as many Americans struggle to make ends meet, scammers are plotting all sorts of sneaky ways to rob them of their money -- and in millions of cases, they succeed. When it comes to these cons, the best offense is a smart defense, so here's an intro course in how to spot the latest scams.

We all know that buying a fake Fendi is "bad" to the degree that selling such goods is illegal, and they hurt the companies whose good are being copied, and the economy overall. But it turns out that knockoffs are problematic in many other ways as well: Buying them can put your health and your money at risk.

As more Americans shop online for the holidays, they're falling prey to increasingly sophisticated scams. In response, on Cyber Monday, the Justice Department busted 82 sites for allegedly selling counterfeit and pirated goods, but more crooks are out there.

Reported theft of information and electronic data is now a bigger crime problem than physical property losses, according to a poll by security consultancy Kroll. More than 27% of 801 companies surveyed reported some kind of data loss, while the portion reporting physical theft fell slightly from...

It's raining consumer riches in the U.S. Senate. Legislation that could make internet experiences a little safer, TV commercials quieter and some cars a little louder all were sent to the Senate floor by the Senate Commerce Committee. An internet sales tactic that the committee says has left...

Microsoft sued a science news website this week, saying it drove its readers to click on advertisements that put money into the site's pockets while taking it away from the people who paid for the ads. The lawsuits say RedOrbit, a seven-year-old site based in Dallas, and separately, a group of 20...

Jan. 28 is Internet Data Privacy Day 2010 and it's a good day to take time to educate yourself about what you can do to protect you and your data on the Internet. It's also a great time to figure how you can be sure your kids aren't getting into trouble with their activities using the...